Capital movement in the 21st century is a global phenomenon. Despite geographic controls in some places, funds flow in and out of borders, and among various asset classes, depending on the relative attractiveness of opportunities. These can be affected by interest rates, taxation, ease of access to investments, and the products and services...
Considered one of the oldest bourses in Asia, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) traces its roots back to two former bourses – the Manila Stock Exchange (formed in 1927) and the Makati Stock Exchange (founded in 1963) – which were unified in 1992 to form the PSE.
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 (TRAIN) programme, which should support the government’s sizeable infrastructure agenda, Build, Build,...
In an effort to deepen and diversify the local capital markets, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and international partners such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have been active in rolling out a series of reforms to pave the way to sustainable long-term...
The banking sector in the Philippines is expanding rapidly, hitting double-digit credit growth in four of the five years from 2013 to 2017. The sector has simultaneously recorded notable improvements across major stability indicators. The country’s banking sector is highly liquid and well provisioned, and it benefits from robust macroeconomic...
Government financial institutions are set to play an increasingly important role in infrastructure financing in the coming years, as President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration rolls out the Build, Build, Build (BBB) agenda, a multibillion-dollar infrastructure development programme focusing on the construction of new railways, urban mass...
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