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World Bank’s IFC, First Balfour promote electric vehicles, accelerate green transition

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private investment arm of the world Bank, and First Balfour, a leading engineering and construction company of the...

BSP bares list of entities barred from seeking MSB license

The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday came down hard on a number of enterprises who conducted business without...

Security Bank raising P8 billion from 1.5-year peso bond sale

Security Bank, the country’s 10th largest lender by assets, said it will start on Monday a 12-day public offer of 1.5-year fixed-rate peso bond that...

BAP launches dollar-peso cross currency swap market

The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) launches the dollar-peso cross currency swap (USDPHP CCS) market in line with its commitment to promote market...

PNB to privately place 14% stake in affiliate PNB Holdings

Philippine National Bank, the lending arm of the Lucio Tan Group, said Monday its board approved a plan to sell 14 percent of PNB...

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DTI warns vs hoarding, profiteering amid crisis

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Saturday warned retailers against hoarding essential goods and engaging in profiteering, saying such illegal practices will not be tolerated as global tensions threaten to drive up oil prices and logistics costs.

DA rolls out P65M interventions for Albay farmers, fisherfolk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative on Thursday, with Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in this town widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.”

Philippines halts poultry importation from Indiana amid bird flu

The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds—and their products—from Indiana following confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.

BSP wins global award for managing foreign currency reserves

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received the 2026 “Reserve Manager” award from Central Banking, recognizing the Philippine central bank’s improvements in handling the country’s foreign currency reserves.
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