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Philippines banks down to 635 in September

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 3, 2016 - 9:00am

The number of banks operating in the Philippines declined 2.6 percent in the first nine months of last year with the exit...

Business

BSP adds more perks for rural bank mergers

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 21, 2015 - 10:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued the guidelines of a new program further sweetening the incentives as well as financial package to encourage mergers and consolidations among rural banks.

Business