BDO Unibank, Inc. is launching a peso‑denominated Fixed‑Rate Sustainability Bond offering with a minimum issue size of P5 billion, the fourth such issuance of the country’s largest lender by assets controlled by the Sy Group.
BDO Unibank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.—the largest, second and fourth largest lenders by assets, according to a central bank report—also reported improvements in their nonperforming loan ratios on the growth of the loan portfolio and the steady or lower nonperforming loans.
Regional economic stability received a significant boost today as amended terms governing the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) officially entered into force.
Solid Group Inc. is teaming up with a Singapore-linked investment group to establish a USD40-million venture that will build and operate a Philippine factory producing solar photovoltaic cells and modules for export.
Higher operating costs and weaker contributions from associates, particularly aircraft maintenance unit Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), dragged down MacroAsia Corp.’s nine-month net income attributable to parent-company shareholders by 45 percent to P560.4 million, despite revenue growth across its food services, airport ground handling and water businesses.
VinFast has introduced its updated VF 8 electric SUV in the Philippines, pricing the five-seater from P1.55 million with a battery subscription or P1.79 million with the battery included.