Jun Vallecera

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Moody’s unit projects slower 2Q expansion of only 6% in latest forecast

Moody’s Analytics, the data analysis and financial intelligence arm of the sovereign credit watcher Moody’s Investors Service, forecasts a moderate expansion of the economy...

IMF projects slower growth across ASEAN 5 this year

Growth across the ASEAN 5, which includes the Philippines, is forecast from last year’s estimated output of 5.5 percent to around 4.6 percent, according...

Foreign funds exited the country in the first six months

Opportunistic foreign-held portfolio investments were uprooted from placements in listed stocks and local currency-denominated securities in the first six months this year and repatriated...

Manila digital financial transactions some of the more compelling narratives in region – ADB

The Philippines owns one of the more successful programs in the digital transformation process of countries monitored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to...

e-wallets far more widespread in Phl than credit cards

The Philippines is well on its way to a cash-lite future as the number of Filipinos owning e-wallets like Maya and GCash far outnumber...

Just in

Getting the electric car right

A Toyota is not a car that makes you want to write poetry. It is a car you get into, press the start button, select Drive, and take wherever you need to go. No drama, no complicated rituals, no need to call the children over to explain how to operate the touchscreen.

JG Summit to buy 37B OPMC shares from unit

JG Summit Holdings Inc., the listed investment holding company of the Gokongwei Group, plans to acquire nearly 37.1 billion common shares in listed Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. (OPMC) from its wholly owned subsidiary, consolidating its investment in the oil and gas company at the parent level.

GMA Network principal shareholders approve merger

GMA Network Inc.’s principal shareholders, Television International Corporation (TIC) and M.A. Jimenez Enterprises Inc. (MAJEI), have approved a merger that will consolidate the two entities into a single corporation, with TIC as the surviving company.

Vingroup eyes Batangas for $500M EV plant, export hub

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup is considering Batangas for its planned USD500-million electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing complex, with the facility expected to serve export markets as well as domestic demand, according to a source familiar with the investment discussions.
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