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Last week, we noted the dramatic reversal of emerging market currencies, especially among Asean currencies such as the Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit, Singapore dollar and the Philippine peso (see Reversal, Oct. 12).

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So, without any knowledge of the business, no formal training on sales marketing, he sought out a company in Taiwan, had to take a minimum delivery of 400,000 diapers at P3 million and went to SM through a friend and from there steadily penetrated the diaper market.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 899968 [Title] => Yes, there’s market for those condos [Summary] =>

One other thing BSP Governor Say Tetangco confirmed to me during his briefing of the EDSA Shangri-La Tuesday Club last week is the absence of a property bubble. Yes, the BSP is closely monitoring bank lending to the property sector but as of the moment, the bank regulator doesn’t see anything amiss.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 695254 [Title] => MRC Allied eyes casino business [Summary] =>

MRC Allied Industries Inc., a holding firm owned by a group led by businessman Benjamin Bitanga, is planning to venture into the casino business as part of a plan to transform its idle property in Cebu City into an integrated entertainment resort complex.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 551369 [Title] => The 'IPIS' theory [Summary] =>

We held our investors’ forum last Feb. 11 wherein we discussed our outlook for the 2010 and laid out strategies for a highly volatile Year of the Tiger.

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It has now become to be called several names, communidades, build-your-own, build to own, direct cost, cost plus. It all means one thing – real estate syndication.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) - Economic and financial globalization not only called for policy responses at the national level, but also at the international level, a Malaysian bank official said here today.

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[DatePublished] => 2006-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357954 [AuthorName] => Ignacio B. Gimenez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 360529 [Title] => Plantersbank eyes more capital-raising schemes [Summary] => Planters Development Bank is planning to raise more capital by publicly-listing its shares and launching debt papers.

"We are considering a second issue this year or early next year, depending on the market appetite," Ambassador Jesus Tambunting, chairman and chief executive officer of Plantersbank, said.

The bank raised a little over P1 billion last year through a Tier 2 undertaking with the Development Bank of Germany acquiring 50 percent of the bond issue.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
ASIAN CRISIS
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                    [ArticleID] => 1512201
                    [Title] => Asean currencies, blow-off tops
                    [Summary] => 

Last week, we noted the dramatic reversal of emerging market currencies, especially among Asean currencies such as the Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit, Singapore dollar and the Philippine peso (see Reversal, Oct. 12).

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1781272 [AuthorName] => Valentino Sy [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 951063 [Title] => The life of Po is not pie [Summary] =>

So, without any knowledge of the business, no formal training on sales marketing, he sought out a company in Taiwan, had to take a minimum delivery of 400,000 diapers at P3 million and went to SM through a friend and from there steadily penetrated the diaper market.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 899968 [Title] => Yes, there’s market for those condos [Summary] =>

One other thing BSP Governor Say Tetangco confirmed to me during his briefing of the EDSA Shangri-La Tuesday Club last week is the absence of a property bubble. Yes, the BSP is closely monitoring bank lending to the property sector but as of the moment, the bank regulator doesn’t see anything amiss.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 695254 [Title] => MRC Allied eyes casino business [Summary] =>

MRC Allied Industries Inc., a holding firm owned by a group led by businessman Benjamin Bitanga, is planning to venture into the casino business as part of a plan to transform its idle property in Cebu City into an integrated entertainment resort complex.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 551369 [Title] => The 'IPIS' theory [Summary] =>

We held our investors’ forum last Feb. 11 wherein we discussed our outlook for the 2010 and laid out strategies for a highly volatile Year of the Tiger.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1781272 [AuthorName] => Valentino Sy [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 449789 [Title] => Direct cost real estate model as wiser choice [Summary] =>

It has now become to be called several names, communidades, build-your-own, build to own, direct cost, cost plus. It all means one thing – real estate syndication.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 439027 [Title] => Policy responses at international level needed to face globalization: official [Summary] =>

KUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) - Economic and financial globalization not only called for policy responses at the national level, but also at the international level, a Malaysian bank official said here today.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-10 23:00:43 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 405955 [Title] => Lifestyle And Wealth Management; The Wallstreet Meltdown And You [Summary] => By the time this article will be printed, the $700 billion bailout funds would have been approved by the U.S. Gov’t, ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1722527 [AuthorName] => Ruben D. Almendras [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367324 [Title] => Philequity Fund sees peso at 46 and PSEi at 3,400 [Summary] => We recall our very first article for The Philippine Star which came out on Jan. 31, 2005 where we advocated the country’s necessity to push through with its fiscal reforms. As early as then, we predicted that the peso will hit 50 against the US dollar and the PSE index (PSEi) to hit 2,660 assuming the reform measures were passed. Now almost two years later, the peso is at 49.69 against the US dollar and the PSE Index is well past 2,700. So what’s next for the peso? And where is the PSEi headed?
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357954 [AuthorName] => Ignacio B. Gimenez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 360529 [Title] => Plantersbank eyes more capital-raising schemes [Summary] => Planters Development Bank is planning to raise more capital by publicly-listing its shares and launching debt papers.

"We are considering a second issue this year or early next year, depending on the market appetite," Ambassador Jesus Tambunting, chairman and chief executive officer of Plantersbank, said.

The bank raised a little over P1 billion last year through a Tier 2 undertaking with the Development Bank of Germany acquiring 50 percent of the bond issue.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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