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Banks’ bad loans rise in February

The soured loans of Philippine banks picked up for the 14th straight month in February, bringing the gross non-performing loan ratio to a steady 3.44 percent, amid high interest rates......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

Indian banking sector continues to improve with better asset quality, high credit growth: Survey

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The health of the Indian banking sector continues to improve with better asset quality and high credit growth, a survey conducted by industry body FICCI and banking association Indian Banks' Association (IBA) showed. The eighteenth round of the survey was carried out for the period July to December 2023. Those banks that were surveyed together represent about 77 per cent of the banking i.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Moody’s outlook: Philippine banks remain on stable footing

Moody’s Investors Service has maintained a stable outlook for Philippine banks as interest rate cuts from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas this year are seen to support economic recovery......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

Digital banks seen profitable in 5-7 years

Digital banks in the Philippines need five to seven years to become profitable, as only two out of six online lenders are doing well so far, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

UBS sees 2-digit credit growth for Philippines banks

Banks operating in the Philippines are expected to post a double-digit credit growth this year on the back of robust economic expansion, according to banking giant UBS......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024

Philippines, German central banks partner on capacity-building

The central banks of the Philippines and Germany have formalized their partnership on capacity-building through the signing of a memorandum of understanding......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Banks’ bad loans swell in 2023

The soured loans of Philippine banks picked up to 3.23 percent in 2023 from the almost two-year low in 2022, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

RCBC the best PH bank by network uptime, and UBP ranks at the bottom

Brankas, a Singapore-based fintech software and services provider, published its first annual ASEAN Bank Stability Report to measure the network uptime performance of ASEAN-region banks, and RCBC finished in the top spot among banks in the Philippines with an uptime of 98.3% (31 hours total downtime) including a stretch of seven months with zero downtime events......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

‘Philippine banks to ride wave of robust economic growth’

The projected robust economic growth this year could shape up into a better year for Philippine banks, S&P Global Ratings said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Banks expect higher consumer, corporate loan demand in Q1

Despite the higher for longer interest rate scenario, Philippine banks still expect a stronger loan demand from companies and households in the first quarter of the year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

More groups to establish Islamic banks in Philippines

More groups are looking at establishing Islamic banks in the Philippines as the first branch of the new banking classification is expected to open soon, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Chemical Industries board votes to merge subsidiaries to focus on real estate

Chemical Industries of the Philippines said that its board voted to exclude the Unioil Group from the merger of its subsidiaries......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

JG Summit income triples

Conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. of the Gokongwei family saw a surge in its core profit in the first quarter following strong contributions of its food, real estate and air transport businesses, coupled with the gains realized from its bank merger......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

MVP, RSA hope to seal tollway deal this year

Negotiations on the planned merger of the toll road units of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and San Miguel Corp. are moving smoothly so far, with tycoons Manuel V. Pangilinan and Ramon Ang bullish on sealing the deal within the year......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Producers Savings Bank acquires Leyte rural bank

Producers Savings Bank Corp. has completed its merger with one more rural bank, bolstering the bank’s assets and profit growth via its branch network expansion......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

BDO declares a property dividend of Treasury shares

BDO revealed that its board of directors approved the declaration of a property dividend of BDO Treasury shares that will result from the “eventual merger of BDO and SM Keppel Land Inc.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

BDO Unibank, SM Keppel land: Notice of Merger

BDO Unibank Inc. announces a merger agreement with SM Keppel Land Inc., with BDO as the surviving entity......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

PSE hopeful on talks for merger with PDS

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) is aiming to wrap up negotiations with shareholders of the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS Group) within the first half of the year, paving the way for the long-awaited integration of the local bourse with the fixed income exchange to finally happen this 2024......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

Hotel101 moves one step closer to NASDAQ SPAC listing

Hotel101, the global “condotel” subsidiary of Injap Sia’s Double Dragon, announced that it signed a definitive merger agreement with the British Virgin Island-registered JBSPAC Acquisition Corp., with the intent of listing the merged entity on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol “HBNB”......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

DoubleDragon unit Hotel101 Global readies US listing

Hotel101 Global Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-headquartered subsidiary of DoubleDragon Corp., has firmed up its planned listing in the United States through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company JVSPAC Acquisition Corp......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024