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Jun 2, 20202 min read
FRANCO-GERMAN EURO RECOVERY FUND AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
The €500 billion ($547 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund proposed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron has
The Financial District
Jun 1, 20201 min read
BDO ADDS P20 BILLION IN LOAN LOSS PROVISION
BDO Unibank today added another P20 billion in loan loss provision in what it said was a preemptive move following the expected souring of l
The Financial District
May 31, 20202 min read
COVID 19 PANDEMIC : EURO BANK LAUNCHES ON LINE LEARNING
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is launching a free-to-use online learning and advice programme to support micro, smal
The Financial District
May 31, 20201 min read
POPE URGES NATIONS: DIVERT ARMS FUNDING TO PANDEMIC PREVENTION
Pope Francis on Saturday, May 30, 2020, urged politicians to divert funds spent on weapons to research to prevent another pandemic, as he le
The Financial District
May 31, 20201 min read
US COVID-19 RELIEF FUND WENT TO FIRMS THAT AVOIDED PAYING TAXES
US taxpayers may be furious to learn that the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to save small firms convulsed by the pand
The Financial District
May 31, 20201 min read
WALL STREET ENDS HIGHER DESPITE US-CHINA ROW
US stocks finished mostly higher on Friday (Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Manila) after President Donald Trump announced measures against China
The Financial District
May 30, 20201 min read
US INDICTS NOKOR BANKERS FOR EVADING SANCTIONS
The US Justice Department has accused North Korea’s state-owned bank of evading sanctions and charged 28 North Koreans and five Chinese citi
The Financial District
May 30, 20201 min read
FIRM WAXES HOT ON BITCOINS, GOBBLES UP ALL NEW COINS IN MARKET
Grayscale Investments has acquired 18,910 Bitcoins (BTC) since the May 11 block halving even as Goldman Sachs continues to tell its clients
The Financial District
May 30, 20202 min read
CREATE MANIFESTO
The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FFCCCI) and
The Financial District
May 27, 20201 min read
RCBC DIVIDENDS
The Yuchengco conglomerate's Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) has approved the declaration of dividends by its board of directors in a m
The Financial District
May 26, 20201 min read
TREASURY AWARDS P24 T-BILLS IN TODAY’S AUCTION
The Bureau of Treasury has fully awarded today (May 26, 2020) its offer of treasury bills with amounts tendered more than four times the auc
The Financial District
May 24, 20201 min read
ARGENTINA DEFAULTS FOR 2ND TIME IN 20 YEARS, 9TH OVERALL
Argentina defaulted on Friday, May 22, 2020, for the second time in less than 20 years after failing to pay $500 million of interest on its
The Financial District
May 23, 20201 min read
OIL PRICE CRASH PADS ASSET RISKS TO ASIAN BANKS
Moody's Investors Service says an unprecedented plunge in oil prices since March this year is adding to asset risks for banks in Singapore,
The Financial District
May 23, 20201 min read
BANK OF JAPAN BACKS SMALL BUSINESSES BATTLING PANDEMIC
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) vowed on Friday, May 22, 2020, to provide some 30 trillion yen ($280 billion) to banks for financing small and mediu
The Financial District
May 22, 20201 min read
U.S. STOCKS GET DRUBBING AS JOBLESS NUMBER SOARS TO NEARLY 40-M
U.S. stocks went south on Thursday (Friday in Manila), May 21, 2020 as traders expressed worries about historic 2.4 million jobless claims f
The Financial District
May 21, 20201 min read
MASTERCARD LETS STAFF WORK FROM HOME UNTIL PANDEMIC SUBSIDES
Mastercard is letting its employees worldwide to work from home until they are sure that the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, Noor Zainab
The Financial District
May 20, 20201 min read
GOLD POISED TO SURPASS HISTORIC HIGH OF $1,900 AN OUNCE
Gold has shown its strength as an asset, beating all other commodities by shooting its price through the roof and threatening to surpass...
The Financial District
May 19, 20201 min read
NATIONS WITH HUGE DEBT NEARING THE CLIFF, EXPERTS WARN
Three countries saddled with huge debt have already defaulted this year and more may join the financial disaster.
The Financial District
May 19, 20201 min read
WARREN BUFFETT SLASHES GOLDMAN SACHS STAKE BY 84%
Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s investment firm, has dumped 84% of its holdings in Goldman Sachs and got out of Phillips 66 and Travele
The Financial District
May 19, 20201 min read
FED BUYS $305-M CORPORATE DEBT ETFs
The Federal Reserve's latest corporate-credit facility took in $305 million worth of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the first day of its op
The Financial District
May 19, 20201 min read
GERMANY’S PLUNGING INTO RECESSION DRAGS OTHER EU COUNTRIES
The German economy, the biggest in the European Union (EU) contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of this year, the biggest contraction sin
The Financial District
May 18, 20201 min read
EASTWEST BANK POSTS 75% HIKE IN EARNINGS
EastWest Bank (EW) has posted a 75 % increase in its net income to P2.3 billion for the first quarter of the year on better margins from i
The Financial District
May 18, 20202 min read
LGU LOCAL TREASURERS URGED TO MONITOR BAYANIHAN GRANTS
Local treasurers of local government units (LGUs) have been asked to monitor the “Bayanihan” grants the government released to each municipa
The Financial District
May 15, 20201 min read
MANULIFE FINANCIAL ISSUING $500 MILLION DEBT NOTES
Listed Manulife Financial Corporation today disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that it is issuing $500 million in debt notes priced
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