Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., the country’s 3rd largest lender by assets, has raised P35 billion from its largest peso-denominated bond issuance to date, underscoring strong investor appetite for sustainability-linked instruments despite evolving market conditions.
Emperador Inc., the liquor producing venture of tycoon Andrew Tan, is tapping sustainable finance markets as it refinances existing debt, signaling a growing shift among Philippine firms toward linking funding strategies with environmental targets.
LG Electronics announced that its WashTower all-in-one laundry unit has surpassed 3.2 million units in global sales since its launch in 2020. The product, which combines a washer and dryer in a single space-saving design, is now available in 77 countries.
Alibaba has introduced Qwen3.6-Plus, the newest version of its flagship artificial intelligence model, with major upgrades in autonomous coding and multimodal reasoning.