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DOTC to tap technical consultant for Cebu BRT

By Lawrence Agcaoili | December 15, 2014 - 12:00am

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to tap a technical support consultant for the proposed bus...

Business

WB extends P1.12-B funding for infra projects in Bicol

By Ted P. Torres | November 26, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bicol region will receive P1.12 billion worth of infrastructure projects with the help of the World Bank Group, which is prepared to extend to the Philippines funding worth up to $508.25 million (approximately...

Business

Gov’t inks deal for Cebu bus rapid transit system

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | November 1, 2014 - 12:00am

The government signed a loan agreement for the development of a bus rapid transit system (BRT) in Cebu.

Business

Phl, WB ink loan deal for bus rapid transit project

October 31, 2014 - 11:00pm

The Philippine government has signed a loan agreement worth $141 million with the World Bank to construct a bus rapid transit (BRT) project for the central province of Cebu, a senior government official said to...

Business

Gov’t OKs P10-B Cebu bus rapid transit project

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 29, 2014 - 12:00am

The government has cleared the P10.62-billion Cebu bus rapid transit project, which is expected to cut travel time and improve commuter experience.

Nation

WB has new Phl partnership strategy

By Ted P. Torres | June 16, 2014 - 12:00am

The World Bank Group has laid out its new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the Philippines, which could amount to financial assistance reaching $1.1 billion a year, for projects that support poverty reduction,...

Business As Usual

Gov’t to roll out P53-B foreign-assisted projects

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | August 26, 2013 - 12:00am

The government plans to roll out P53.297 billion worth of foreign assisted projects (FAPs) next year, 36.47 percent higher than this year’s P39.04 billion.

Business

World Bank allocates $52.6 B of assistance in 2012 fiscal year

June 30, 2012 - 9:00pm

The World bank (WB) has allocated $52.6 billion of assistance fund for developing countries in the fiscal year of 2012, a statement released by the WB said on Saturday.

BSP okays $500-M WB disaster risk loan

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 21, 2011 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given the green light to the National Government to negotiate the terms of a $500-million disaster risk management development loan from the unit of the World Bank.

Business

Developing nations open more banking access over developed ones

October 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Access to formal finance in developing countries has grown in the past year, with overall bank accounts expanding albeit loans and deposit accounts dropped.

Banking