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Home prices firm up despite ‘oversupply’ concerns

Home prices in the country resumed their uptrend in the fourth quarter of 2024 as…

Below-5% policy rate risky for economy–BPI

Bringing down the local policy rate to below 5 percent might bring dangers to the…

Bank lending to stay robust despite slow rate easing

Loan growth in the Philippines is still expected to stay robust despite the slow decline…

Jollibee lowers cost of $300-M bond issuance

Homegrown fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) was able to tighten the price of its…

First Philippine Holdings gets P10-B loan from BDO

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) has secured a P10-billion loan from the country’s largest bank…

Gov’t borrowed more locally in Jan, up 5%

Gross borrowings of the Marcos administration grew by 5 percent in January, driven by higher…

BIZ BUZZ: Injap Sia gives back to SSS

Almost three decades after tycoon Edgar “Injap” Sia II took out a corporate loan from…

Banks’ soured loans trekked to 2-mo high in Jan

Soured loans held by local banks rose to a two-month high in January, opening the…

Thrift banks call for lower liquidity requirements

The local thrift banking industry will still lobby for lower liquidity requirements despite the removal…

BIZ BUZZ: Yen loans for Ayala soon?

If there’s anything that Ayala Corp.’s 191-year history has taught us, it’s that there is…