Lending slows but liquidity growth picks up in October
The outstanding loans from universal and commercial banks continued to rise in October although growth eased a bit. Preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data show bank lending grew 10.3 percent year-on-year, down from 10.5 percent in September. On a month-to-month basis, lending increased 0.6 percent after seasonal adjustments.
State guarantee to power wider SME loans under DCFC partnership
State-owned Philippine Guarantee Corp. (Philguarantee) has partnered with Discovery Capital Finance Corp. (DCFC) to widen credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country.
Clark Airport set for major upgrade under new DOTr-BCDA pact
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) have signed a new agreement to turn Clark International Airport (CRK) into a leading center for industrial, manufacturing, transport and related services.
False filings cost Discaya companies their corporate status
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has canceled the registration of two construction companies owned by the Discaya family, who are linked to a flood-control corruption probe.
ABS-CBN’s road to recovery hits a speed bump
The recovery of ABS-CBN, already slow and painful, has only gotten more challenging after TV5 issued a notice of termination of its TV Content Supply Agreement—a move that threatens to shut a major broadcast distribution avenue for the listed entertainment company and underscores its financial fragility since it lost its franchise in 2020.
