Jun Vallecera

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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...

Beginning July, MSME loans no longer count as reserve-eligible funds – BSP

Loans the various banks have extended to large enterprises and the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector no longer count as reserve-eligible funds...

Manila sovereign standing rated weak under latest S&P readings

On a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being weakest, the Philippine sovereign's institutional and economic standing is rated 4, according to the...

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Metrobank chief economist tops Asian research awards, bank cites expertise

Metrobank Chief Economist Nicholas Mapa has been named the top analyst at The Asset Benchmark Research Awards, clinching the Best Individual Sellside Research title.

GT Capital profit falls 10% to P23.3B on economic slowdown

Slower economic growth, elevated inflation, and softer consumer demand weighed on GT Capital Holdings Inc.’s businesses, pulling consolidated net income down 10 percent to P23.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, even as its banking and automotive units continued to generate substantial earnings.

BankCom bond sale draws P17.4B, 3.4 times oversubscribed

Strong investor demand enabled Bank of Commerce (BankCom), an affiliate of San Miguel Corp., to raise P17.4 billion from its latest bond offering, more than 3.4 times the minimum P5-billion issue size despite a challenging market environment.

BOI eyes P1T target, shifts focus to investment climate

The Board of Investments (BOI) remains confident of meeting its P1-trillion investment approvals target this year, but is shifting greater attention to the policy environment and industrial planning needed to sustain project inflows beyond its own investment pipeline.
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