Economic expansion, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), is seen accelerating across ASEAN and especially in the Philippines, according to latest forecasts by Fitch Ratings.
Approved building permits in the third quarter declined 18 percent year-on-year to 37,845, with residential buildings still accounting for the bulk of the issued permits, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc for their joint acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., which values the beverage bottler at USD1.8 billion on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
The Bureau of the Treasury launched Monday the Philippines’ maiden offering of peso-denominated Tokenized Treasury Bonds to raise at least P10 billion from the domestic capital market.
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift banking unit of the Metrobank Group, successfully listed P5 billion worth of fixed-rate bonds on the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. On Monday. This issuance represents the third tranche under the Bank’s P40 billion bond program.
Jetstar on Monday announced the launch of two new direct services connecting the Philippines and Australia, reinforcing its strategic expansion across the Asia-Pacific region.
Filipino tech firm CostPlus Inc. has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Indian investors to explore the introduction of advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology in the Philippines, the company announced following a high-level business roundtable in New Delhi.