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Philippines seeks P15.9 billion loan to address flood woes

By Louise Maureen Simeon | January 31, 2022 - 12:00am

The Philippines will borrow $311 million (P15.9 billion) from two multilateral lenders for flood risk management, especially...

Business

AIIB releases guide on project approvals

By Elijah Felice Rosales | April 23, 2021 - 12:00am

China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank released yesterday the framework that will guide investors on how the multilateral lender approves projects based on their environmental and social impact.

Business

Philippines to secure additional $700 million loan for vaccines

By Louise Maureen Simeon | February 22, 2021 - 12:00am

The Philippines is expecting to secure approval of $700-million in loans from the Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure...

Business

Virus-induced foreign borrowings breach $7 billion

By Prinz Magtulis | June 17, 2020 - 4:54pm

The government has increasingly turned to loans and grants as revenues dwindled and with the current pandemic messing with...

Business

AIIB adopts debarment list of major multilateral banks

March 14, 2017 - 12:00am

China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has adopted the list of companies and entities banned and sanctioned by five major multilateral development banks (MDBs) from participating in its projects...

Business

Envoy: Lifting of travel warning could double Chinese tourist arrivals

By Rosette Adel | October 18, 2016 - 2:10pm

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Friday said China plans to lift its two-year-old travel warning against...

Headlines

China-led Asian infrastructure bank opens for business

January 16, 2016 - 11:29am

China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank officially opened for business on yesterday in Beijing after a formal ceremony led by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

World

Working with China despite differences

By INTROSPECTIVE | By Tony Katigbak | January 5, 2016 - 9:00am

One of the best news pieces I read to end 2015 was the government’s decision to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Opinion

How Philippines stands to gain from AIIB membership

January 3, 2016 - 9:00am

The Philippines became the last to join – in time for the new year – a newly established multilateral organization for infrastructure development in Asia led by what can be said is an old nemesis in territorial...

Business As Usual

Government beats year-end deadline: Philippines joins China-led infra investment fund

December 30, 2015 - 9:00am

The Philippines will officially join today the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as its last member, the...

Business