Private sector bond issuances post 129% growth from 2016 to present

Corporate bond issuances more than doubled since the Duterte administration took over in 2016, from P645.6 billion of listed private debt securities to P1.48 trillion as of end-August this year,…

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CREATE, FIST to address top concerns of Covid-hit businesses–DOF

Pandemic-hit businesses identify cheap credit, cash transfers, deferral of rent and mortgage payments along with sizable tax cuts as their most needed forms of government support. This is according to…

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DOF takes lead in shielding GFIs, other state institutions vs cyber threats

Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered government financial institutions (GFIs) and other agencies under the Department of Finance (DOF) to work together in coming up with a cost-effective defense strategy…

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PHL, Russia discuss closer economic cooperation

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III met this week with outgoing Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev to discuss various areas of economic cooperation between their two countries. In his farewell courtesy call…

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