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China Bank Savings sees loan book growth of 20%

The thrift banking arm of Sy family-led China Banking Corp. is eyeing to grow its…

BIZ BUZZ: Competition? Bring it on, CBS says

China Bank Savings (CBS) prides itself as the country’s top thrift bank. But its president,…

BIZ BUZZ: Veterans Bank’s RFO retires

Mission accomplished.” With that in mind, former Finance Secretary Roberto F. de Ocampo is retiring…

EU digital bank eyes entry into PH market

A European digital bank is at the initial stage of clearing regulatory hurdles before it…

Investors bet on de-escalation of Mideast crisis

Reports that Iran and Israel may deescalate their ongoing conflict gave the local bourse a…

What rising credit risk in banks means for investors

In finance, what you measure often shapes what you see. When assessing risk, it’s easy…

BIZ BUZZ: Bringing BSP services closer to Filipinos

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officially unveiled its newest facility—the “BSP Hub”—on June 5,…

Sy companies lead PH firms on Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list

Sy-led companies are among the seven Philippine firms that made it to Forbes Magazine’s latest…

BSP orders banks to go beyond OTPs

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered banks to supplement one-time pins (OTPs) with…

NZ central bank says former head quit over funding dispute

WELLINGTON — Former New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr’s surprise resignation in March was…