finance

BIZ BUZZ: ’Tis the season for penalties

Earnings season has technically already ended at the local bourse—on Aug. 14, to be exact.…

Transparency cuts both ways

For the first time in the history of Congress, its deliberations on the national budget…

BSP SOPS for holidays, emergencies streamlined

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has rolled out streamlined operating procedures to guide financial…

SEC’s Lim calls on finance execs to help boost capital markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) called on the country’s finance leaders to help close…

More Filipinos feel financially secure—study

More Filipinos say they feel financially secure and better equipped to manage their monthly budgets,…

‘Zero Hunger’ program gets $400M from ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million loan to the Philippines to help…

Gov’t eyes debt swaps to arrest short-term payment buildup

The government plans to roll out a regular debt swap program aimed at spreading out…

BIZ BUZZ: Rent-free days may soon be over for Ecology Village residents

With the government running a chronic budget deficit, the Department of Finance (DOF) is under…

PSEi barely changed ahead of GDP data

The local bourse was nearly flat on Tuesday despite July inflation nearing a six-year low…

Are we there yet?

Working toward a goal can be painstakingly slow. And there will be times when we…