The central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has moved to boost banking services in rural regions by lifting restrictions on the number of branches small lenders are allowed to operate, while...
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Economic Update | The Philippines: Focusing on rural banking
28 Jun 2012
Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Electricity expansion
27 Jun 2012
The Abu Dhabi Executive Council recently approved the building of a 10th independent water and power project (IWPP). The increased capacity this new facility will bring is expected to help the...
Economic Update | Colombia: Discutiendo la demanda de vivienda
26 Jun 2012
En la medida en que continúa el crecimiento de la clase media colombiana, también lo hace su demanda de vivienda. En el año 2011 fueron otorgadas 202,290 licencias para la construcción de nuevas...
Economic Update | Malaysia: Confronting the energy dilemma
26 Jun 2012
Committed to reducing its carbon intensity by 40% by 2020, Malaysia is currently facing some tough decisions on whether natural gas or coal will be the best energy source to meet its rapidly growing...
Economic Update | Perú: Hacia un crecimiento interno
25 Jun 2012
A pesar de que las cifras muestran que la economía peruana se ha expandido año tras año por más de una década, la evaluación de la medida en que el crecimiento está beneficiando a la gente está...
Economic Update | Jordan: Highlighting tourism
22 Jun 2012
Boosting growth in the tourism sector is high on the government’s agenda for 2012, and country officials are working to display the country’s myriad entertainment offerings in a variety of high-...
