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Asia Society kicks off MIT Speakers’ Series

January 12, 2004 - 12:00am

Economists dominated the audience of Lester Thurow, who kicked off the three-part Speakers Series jointly organized by the Asia Society Philippine Foundation, Inc., The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and...

Business As Usual

STI to issue P1-B educational, bond-like instrument

By Ted P. Torres | May 22, 2003 - 12:00am

The Systems Technology Institute Inc. (STI) is issuing P1 billion worth of educational, bond-like financial instrument, with Delphi Group under former banker Octavio Espiritu as financial adviser. The bond issue...

Business

BPI, FEBTC stockholders OK merger

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | January 21, 2000 - 12:00am

The majority stockholders of the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) and Far East Bank and Trust Co. (FEBTC) approved yesterday the merger of the two banks, making the combined entity the 10th largest financial...

Business