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IFC, SEC complete new corporate governance code for listed firms

January 5, 2017 - 12:00am

International Finance Corp. (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank Group for the private sector, has completed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a new corporate governance code for publicly-listed...

Business

BPI, IFC ink P3.5-B risk sharing facility

By Ted P. Torres | January 31, 2016 - 9:00am

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) have renewed a risk-sharing facility worth...

Business

BPI-led consortium pools $525 M for power project

By Lawrence Agcaoili | January 27, 2016 - 9:00am

Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands is spearheading a consortium of banks raising $525 million for AES Philippines to...

Business

IFC cites Italpinas for energy efficiency

By Iris Gonzales | January 18, 2016 - 9:00am

Italpinas Development Corp. has bagged an International Finance Corp. (IFC) certification for the energy efficient design of its 10-story twin tower Prima-vera Residences.

Business

IFC extends P700-M loan for SMEs

By Ted P. Torres | December 12, 2015 - 9:00am

The International Finance Corp. (IFC) will provide a seven-year loan of up to P700 million to support projects of micro, small,...

Business

Primavera Residences 1st in East Asia certified by IFC for design efficiency

December 11, 2015 - 12:00am

Primavera Residences, a revolutionary mixed-use condominium project of  Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) in Cagayan de Oro City, is now the first completed condominium building in East Asia certified...

Real Estate

Rizal Microbank focuses on agriculture lending

By Ted P. Torres | November 30, 2015 - 9:00am

Rizal Microbank is planning to double its financing to the agriculture sector next year, or from P5.9 million to almost P12 million.

Banking

Philippines urged to build more biomass plants

November 29, 2015 - 9:00am

The Philippines should build more biomass plants, taking advantage of abundance of agricultural by-products and other waste materials, industry players said.

Business

AES earmarks $700M for Masinloc plant expansion

November 24, 2015 - 9:00am

The local unit of American energy giant AES Corp. is earmarking at least $700 million for the initial 300-megawatt (MW) expansion of the 630-MW Masinloc coal-fired power plant in Zambales, a ranking official said...

Business

Philippines leads regional plan for MSME financing

November 12, 2015 - 9:00am

The Philippines is collaborating with leading international organizations to help transform financial systems in the Asia-Pacific, expanding the reach of credit and other financial-services for a more inclusive regional...

Business