The international e-commerce company Lazada Group on Wednesday said it is investing more in its Philippine operations to meet the rising demand from Filipino online shoppers.
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System intends to stay as shareholder of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. after it is delisted from the Philippine Stock Exchange.
The Philippines suffers from a stagnant equities market often ignored by wealth-chasing foreign investors mostly on account of cost considerations rather than on the quality of company stocks traded at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System more than doubled its stake in Metro Pacific Investments Corp., a diversified investment holding company planning to delist from the Philippine Stock Exchange.
The Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc., has migrated to a shortened settlement cycle of only two days.