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EBRD BACK NORTH MACEDONIA GREEN PROJECTS
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting green investments in North Macedonia with a €1 million loan to...

By The Financial District
Jan 5, 20212 min read


LAND BANK FUNDING SUPPORT FOR AGRI LOANS HITS P231.6 BILLION
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) further surpassed its accomplishment targets for the agriculture sector in November 2020...

By The Financial District
Jan 5, 20212 min read


OFFSHORE MINING FIRM GETS P416M DBP LOAN
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a PHP416-million credit line to the country’s first large-scale offshore...

By The Financial District
Dec 31, 20202 min read


EBRD EXPANDS FINANCE REACH TO TURKISH BUSINESSES
The EBRD continues to expand access to finance for Turkish businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic with a new agreement with Garanti BBVA.

By The Financial District
Dec 31, 20202 min read


DISPLACED WORKERS GET P4.5B IN DOLE AID
The government’s flagship cash-for-work program has provided emergency employment to close to one million workers and paid more than P4.5...

By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20202 min read


BSP: RESERVE ASSETS INCREASE BY 7.5%
Based on preliminary data, the country’s international investment position (IIP) posted a net external liability position of US$4.8...

By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20203 min read


$30M BOOST FOR MSMEs IN JORDAN
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is strengthening the resilience of the Jordanian economy by providing a loan...

By The Financial District
Dec 28, 20202 min read


FINANCING FOR GEORGIAN MSMEs PROVIDED
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €6 million (or US$ 7.21 million equivalent) loan to TBC...

By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20202 min read


PASIG SENIORS GET 'AYUDA'
It's a merry Christmas for Pasig City’s senior citizens as their cash gifts from the local government have been credited to their...

By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20202 min read


TAX AMNESTY EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 2021
The Department of Finance (DOF) has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) Nos. 32-2020 and 33-2020 extending until June 2021 the respective...

By The Financial District
Dec 24, 20202 min read


EBRD FUNDS ALBANIAN BUSINESSES
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), and Raiffeisen Bank Albania (RBAL) are...

By The Financial District
Dec 24, 20202 min read


EBRD, PALESTINE BANK FUND MSMEs
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Palestinian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...

By The Financial District
Dec 22, 20202 min read


ONLINE LEARNING TAKES OFF IN TAJIKISTAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
Together with the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), the EBRD helped Principal Shohida Abduraufova pilot online teaching...

By The Financial District
Dec 20, 20202 min read


U.S. TAGS VIETNAM, SWITZERLAND AS CURRENCY MANIPULATORS
The US Treasury Department labeled Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators for the first time while keeping Japan and China on...

By The Financial District
Dec 19, 20201 min read


EBRD ADVISORY SOLVES PROBLEM FOR PHARMACY IN KAZAKHSTAN
This summer, at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in Kazakhstan, local pharmacies experienced an overwhelming increase in demand.

By The Financial District
Dec 15, 20202 min read


SEC WINS CASE VS. INVESTMENT SCAM PERPETRATORS
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) scored a legal victory over perpetrators of an investment scam after a Quezon City regional...

By The Financial District
Dec 15, 20203 min read


ADB LAUNCHES $9 BILLION ASIA PACIFIC VACCINE ACCESS FACILITY
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a USD9-billion vaccine initiative --the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)...

By The Financial District
Dec 12, 20203 min read


CARBON EMISSIONS POLICY SOUGHT
If more countries start recognizing the catalytic potential of carbon markets, the cost of achieving their climate mitigation targets...

By The Financial District
Dec 11, 20202 min read


FILIPINO CONSUMERS STILL GO TO BRANCHES, BANK EXEC SAYS
A bank executive said going fully digital is not the best solution right now in addressing customers’ needs, citing the need to educate...

By The Financial District
Dec 11, 20202 min read


DUTCH PROBERS TO QUIZ UBS CHIEF OVER ING LAUNDERING CASE
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a criminal investigation into the role UBS Chief Executive Ralph Hamers played in ING Group’s failure...

By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20201 min read


EBRD GREEN INITIATIVE RESONATES
While the world has rightly been concentrating on the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, the biggest challenge on the planet...

By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20203 min read


PHILIPPINES EYES STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD BANK
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Philippines is looking forward to a strengthened partnership with the World Bank...

By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20202 min read


SOCGEN, CREDIT DU NORD OK RETAIL BANK MERGER
Societe Generale and Credit du Nord have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations after the boards of both French...

By The Financial District
Dec 9, 20201 min read


MOLDOVA COMPANIES GET LOANS DENOMINATED IN LEU
Moldovan companies can now benefit from loans denominated in the local currency, leu, provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction...

By The Financial District
Dec 9, 20202 min read
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