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Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Philippines 2018
Though smaller than some other capital markets in the region, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) reached record highs in 2017 against a backdrop of robust macroeconomic expansion and the sweeping Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion programme, which should support the government’s sizeable infrastructure agenda, Build, Build, Build (BBB). Benefitting from rising levels of trading and...
The prevailing narrative of the Philippines’ energy sector in recent years has centred around energy security concerns and the challenge of meeting growing demand. Efforts to realign the energy sector were ramped up during 2017 with the launch of reforms targeting investment and the promotion of efficiency. Modifications to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 have come at a critical...
The banking sector in the Philippines is expanding rapidly, hitting double-digit credit growth in four of the five years in the 2013-17 period. In addition, the sector simultaneously recorded notable improve-ments across major stability indicators. The country’s banking sector is highly liquid and well provisioned, and it benefits from robust macroeconomic growth, even as excess liquidity and...
Rapid macroeconomic growth has worked to strengthen trade and investment in the Philippines. Build, Build, Build – the government’s infrastructure development agenda – is supporting soaring imports, while the fast-growing manufacturing export base remains an economic mainstay.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Peter Grimes, President and CEO, FWD Philippines: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2017
What has been the industry’s reaction to the new framework for the valuation of insurance policy reserves and risk-based capital?