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BPI coal loan exposure drastically falls over three years

The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI), which counts itself a strong supporter of sustainable financing, has brought down its exposure to coal loans from a high 45 percent of portfolio in 2020 to only 29 percent thus far this year.

BSP keeps policy rates unchanged for third time in series

The policy-making Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday kept the policy rate intact at 6.25 percent for a third time in a series.

PAVI proposes adding 7 more stations to ongoing LRT-1 extension project

Villar-led Prime Asset Ventures Inc. (PAVI) is proposing to extend the Light Rail Transit-1 extension program by seven additional stations going all the way to Silang, Cavite.

Personal remittances up 3 percent to $17.6 billion in the first half

Money sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 2.2 percent to $3.13 billion in June from only $3.06 billion in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Tuesday.

GCG reviewing government pay schedules under possible new round of adjustments

The government is planning a new round of adjustments in the salary of government workers and has already tasked the Governance Commission for GOCCs...

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DA, SRA race to secure sugar industry input amid Middle East disruption

The government is moving to safeguard fuel and fertilizer supplies for the sugar industry as the sector enters the most resource-intensive phase of the harvest season.

Gov’t orders cut in airport fees to help lower air travel costs

Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to reduce Passenger Service Charges (PSC) and airport navigation fees in airports operated by the agency.

Coffee costs clip Universal Robina profits

Universal Robina Corp., the listed food unit of the Gokongwei Group, posted modest revenue growth last year but saw profits ease as unusually high coffee input costs squeezed margins, highlighting how volatile commodity prices continue to challenge food manufacturers.

ASEAN ministers urge restraint in Middle East, shield region’s economy

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday called for urgent de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, warning that prolonged conflict could ripple across global energy markets and threaten Southeast Asia’s fragile economic recovery.

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