The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Thursday signed an agreement ensuring uninterrupted power and reliable service for the country's first underground railway, the Metro Manila Subway.
The policy-making monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday decided to keep its borrowing rate unchanged at 6.50 percent, confirming market forecasts. As at result, the interest rates on overnight deposits and lending facilities were kept at 6 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Tuesday set at 6.25 percent the coupon rate on the new five-year, peso-denominated, fixed-rate retail treasury bond that it will offer to the public until 23 February.
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Oil prices tumbled in early Asian trading on Monday after the US and Iran announced a breakthrough agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing fears of a prolonged disruption to one of the world's most critical energy corridors.
The supply of warehouses in Metro Manila is coming under increasing pressure as soaring land values drive the conversion of industrial properties into higher-yield residential and commercial developments, according to property consultancy Colliers.
Philippine financial markets are heading into a pivotal week, with investors largely keeping their powder dry ahead of policy decisions from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve that could shape the direction of stocks, bonds and the peso in the weeks ahead.