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                    [Title] => SSI sets IPO price at P7.50
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Tantoco-owned specialty retailer SSI Group Inc. has pegged the offer price for its maiden share sale at P7.50 apiece.

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                    [Title] => SSI taps into e-commerce, fixes price range for IPO
                    [Summary] => 
Tantoco-owned SSI Group Inc., the largest specialty retailer in the Philippines, is venturing into e-commerce next month in a move seen to further boost accessibility of its products to customers.

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                    [Title] => UK, Hong Kong to develop London as yuan trading hub
                    [Summary] => 
British and Hong Kong leaders said yesterday they will  team up to develop London into an international trading center for  China’s currency.
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                    [Title] => Petron completes P20-billion corporate notes issue
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Petron Corp., the country’s largest oil refining and marketing company, has successfully completed the issuance of P20 billion worth of peso-denominated notes payable in US dollars, the company said yesterday.
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                    [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula
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                    [Title] => Spectacular
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LONDON – We had every reason to be very happy: the DBP financial roadshow was a spectacular success. 


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                    [Title] => Strong demand boosts sale of Equitable PCI Bank bonds
                    [Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank shored up its bond sale by an additional $70 million to meet the huge demand in the international markets, bank officials said yesterday.


EPCI floated an initial $130 million in 10-year bonds last May 23 as part of its Tier 2 capital build-up as approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).


The issuance was 2.5 times oversubscribed and also performed well in secondary trading that another $70 million has to be floated to satisfy the investors, bringing total issuance to $200 million.


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                    [Title] => Equitable PCI Bank’s Q1 results in line with growth goals
                    [Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank continued to solidify its position as the country’s third largest bank with a steady build up of resources, reaffirming the confidence bestowed upon it by the international capital markets.


The bank’s consolidated income in the three months ending March 31, 2003 showed net earnings of P264 million, a 119.2 percent increase over the P120 million income in the same period last year.


This, as total resources for the quarter rise marked an 8.9 percent increase over the same period last year, and a 1.6 percent rise since Dec. 31, 2002.


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                    [Title] => Equitable PCI Bank raises $130-M in Tier 2 capital
                    [Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank to raised $130 million in tier 2 capital after a  series of local and international roadshows the past weeks.


Equitable PCI Bank president and chief executive officer Rene J. Buenaventura said that it is the bank’s first international issue and the largest subordinated debt issue so far in the country.


Direct presentations were done in Manila and Singapore while tele-conference calls were made to Hong Kong and London.


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                    [Title] => Metrobank’s $100-M bond float gets SEC okay
                    [Summary] => Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co  has been given the green light by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to proceed with its planned $100-million bond float intended to support its nertwork expansion. 


BSP Governor Rafael  Buenaventura told reporters that the Monetary Board has approved Metrobank’s plan to float the bonds and boost its tier 2 capital. 


Banks that want to increase their capital without diluting existing shareholders are allowed to boost their so-called tier 2 capital by issuing quasi-debt instruments typically denominated in dollars. 


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                    [AuthorName] =>  Des  Ferriols
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                    [Title] => Metrobank to issue tier 2 bonds
                    [Summary] => Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co, the Philippines’ largest bank, is considering a further bond float to boost its tier two capital, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday. 


"Metrobank said it is looking at tier two (debt issuance) again to support its expansion and improve its branch network," Buenaventura told reporters, adding he had yet to receive an application setting out the size of the issue or other details. 


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                    [Title] => SSI sets IPO price at P7.50
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                    [Title] => SSI taps into e-commerce, fixes price range for IPO
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                    [Title] => UK, Hong Kong to develop London as yuan trading hub
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                    [Title] => Petron completes P20-billion corporate notes issue
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                    [Title] => Spectacular
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LONDON – We had every reason to be very happy: the DBP financial roadshow was a spectacular success. 


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                    [ColumnID] => 134157
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                    [Title] => Strong demand boosts sale of Equitable PCI Bank bonds
                    [Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank shored up its bond sale by an additional $70 million to meet the huge demand in the international markets, bank officials said yesterday.


EPCI floated an initial $130 million in 10-year bonds last May 23 as part of its Tier 2 capital build-up as approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).


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                    [Title] => Equitable PCI Bank’s Q1 results in line with growth goals
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The bank’s consolidated income in the three months ending March 31, 2003 showed net earnings of P264 million, a 119.2 percent increase over the P120 million income in the same period last year.


This, as total resources for the quarter rise marked an 8.9 percent increase over the same period last year, and a 1.6 percent rise since Dec. 31, 2002.


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                    [Title] => Equitable PCI Bank raises $130-M in Tier 2 capital
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Equitable PCI Bank president and chief executive officer Rene J. Buenaventura said that it is the bank’s first international issue and the largest subordinated debt issue so far in the country.


Direct presentations were done in Manila and Singapore while tele-conference calls were made to Hong Kong and London.


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                    [Title] => Metrobank’s $100-M bond float gets SEC okay
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BSP Governor Rafael  Buenaventura told reporters that the Monetary Board has approved Metrobank’s plan to float the bonds and boost its tier 2 capital. 


Banks that want to increase their capital without diluting existing shareholders are allowed to boost their so-called tier 2 capital by issuing quasi-debt instruments typically denominated in dollars. 


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                    [Title] => Metrobank to issue tier 2 bonds
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"Metrobank said it is looking at tier two (debt issuance) again to support its expansion and improve its branch network," Buenaventura told reporters, adding he had yet to receive an application setting out the size of the issue or other details. 


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