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C-Suite Member Spotlight: 140 Years of Everyday Moments
A morning stop for breakfast before work. A coffee picked up between meetings. A grocery stop on the way home. A stop for health and beauty products. A weekend trip to choose furniture for a growing family. A rewards…
OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady
Gulf OPEC+ producers have been pumping well below output targets in the face of continuing export disruptions from the US-Israeli war on Iran, with exports at 60% to 80% of normal levels.
LIM Advisors founder George Long: ‘We’ve been here 30 years. We’re going to be around’
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] George Long does not talk like a man selling vision. The founder, chairman and chief investment officer of LIM Advisors is understated and…
Banks’ bad loan ratio steady at 3.35% in August
The share of bad loans held by Philippine banks remained broadly stable in August and improved from a year ago as overall lending continued to grow faster than soured accounts.
Affordability
In the 2026 US midterm elections, “affordability” has evolved into a central political issue.
Fruitas ripe for next growth phase with P750 million PNB credit facility
Fruitas Holdings Inc., led by businessman Lester Yu, is ripe for its next growth chapter with a P750-million credit facility secured from Lucio Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) that will support its continued…
Market volatile ahead of inflation report
The local stock market is expected to remain volatile this week, with higher inflation expectations seen weighing on equities.
Market’s narrowing breadth
Market breadth has deteriorated sharply the past month.
PNB open to selling stake in PNB Holdings
MANILA, Philippines — Lucio Tan-led Philippine National Bank has expressed willingness to sell its stake in listed real estate holding company PNB Holdings Corp. “Yes, we’re open,” PNB president and CEO Edwin Bautista…
UA&P: Ube sector must improve planting materials, productivity
The Philippines must improve the availability of planting materials and farm productivity to strengthen the local ube industry, according to the latest policy brief by the University of Asia and the Pacific-Center for…
