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The Wallenberg whirlwind trip
It may have been a quick three-day trip to the Philippines of a member of Sweden’s richest business family, but Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, chairman of both SEB, a leading North European financial group with a current market value of $30.61 billion (approximately P1.7 trillion) as of March 2024, and Saab, a prominent Swedish defense and security company with a market value of $10.36 billion (roughly P580.18 billion) as of the same period, managed to pack in several key meetings on his second day......»»
Jollibee FY23 profit: P8.8-B (up 16%)
Jollibee posted an FY23 net income attributable of P8.8 billion, up 16% from its FY22 net income of P7.6 billion. Systemwide sales were up 16.3% to P345 billion, with the biggest growth coming from China (+21.9%), the Philippines (+17.6%) and EMEA (+16.0%)......»»
EastWest Bank profit hits P6.1 billion
Gotianun-led EastWest Banking Corp. saw its net income jump by 32 percent to P6.1 billion in 2023 from P4.6 billion in 2022 on the back of double-digit growth in loan portfolio and stable funding sources......»»
Megaworld Hits Record Financial Performance in 2023, Income up 26% to P19.4 Billion
Megaworld Corporation, the country’s premier township developer, achieved a landmark milestone in its financial performance for the year 2023 as its full-year net income surged by 26% to P19.4 billion. Its consolidated revenues, on the other hand, rose by 17% to P69.7 billion. Net income attributable to the parent company’s shareholders also jumped by 29% […].....»»
Semirara income drops 30% to P27.9 billion
Lower prices of coal and power rates dragged the net income of Semirara Mining and Power Corp. by 30 percent to P27.9 billion in 2023 from P39.9 billion in 2022......»»
A glance at government s windfall from SMC’s NAIA takeover
The winning bid of the San Miguel Corp.-led consortium for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport translates to a government revenue share of P911.1 billion over a 25-year period, significantly higher than the other bidders’ revenue share offer of between P342.1 billion and P416.9 billion over the same period......»»
Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy in 2023, nearly twice the revenue the industry earned in 2022, the country's Department of Tourism said Friday. Diving tourism raked 37 billion pesos (661 million dollars) in revenue in 2022, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said at the Philippine International Dive Expo.....»»
Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy in 2023, nearly twice the revenue the industry earned in 2022, the country's Department of Tourism said Friday. Diving tourism raked 37 billion pesos (661 million dollars) in revenue in 2022, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said at the Philippine International Dive Expo.....»»
GSIS income surges to P113 billion in 2023
The earnings of state-run Government Service Insurance System jumped by 70 percent to P113.3 billion in 2023 from P66.4 billion in 2022 on the back of strong revenues from financial assets and investments......»»
Sari-sari stores post P8 billion in sales in 2023
Small neighborhood variety (sari-sari) stores in the Philippines recorded sales of more than P8 billion in 2023, more than 21 percent higher than the previous year’s tally of P6.6 billion, according to a study conducted by analytics startup Packworks......»»
Cebu Daily Newscast: Remittances soar to P33.5 billion in 2023 – BSP
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Friday, February 16. Remittances soar to P33.5 billion in 2023 – BSP Filipinos abroad sent a record amount of money back home in 2023 as remittances hit $33.5 billion, boosted by a stronger peso......»»
Approved foreign investments into Philippines up 127.2 pct in Q4 of 2023
MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The approved foreign investments into the Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2023 reached 394.45 billion pesos (roughly 7 billion U.S. dollars), marking a year-on-year increase of 127.2 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday. Of the total, the statistics agency said the Netherlands posted the highest investment commitment, amounting to 345.76 billion pes.....»»
Remittances soar to P33.5 billion in 2023 – BSP
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos abroad sent a record amount of money back home in 2023 as remittances hit $33.5 billion, boosted by a stronger peso. This increase in the value of remittances helped households cope with high inflation. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), cash remittances through banks totaled $33.5 billion, marking a.....»»
Approved foreign investments into Philippines up 127.2 pct in Q4 of 2023
MANILA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The approved foreign investments into the Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2023 reached 394.45 billion pesos (roughly 7 billion U.S. dollars), marking a year-on-year increase of 127.2 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday. Of the total, the statistics agency said the Netherlands posted the highest investment commitment, amounting to 345.76 billion pes.....»»
Asialink loan releases jump 38% to P12.6 billion
Loans extended by Asialink Finance Corp. jumped by 38.1 percent to P12.6 billion last year from P9.12 billion in 2022, further boosting its lending portfolio......»»
UnionBank profit down 28 percent to P9.2 billion in 2023
The earnings of Union Bank of the Philippines dropped by 27.8 percent to P9.2 billion in 2023 from P12.74 billion in 2022, as the listed bank booked higher provisioning and integration costs from the takeover of the retail banking business of global banking giant Citi in the Philippines......»»
Trade deficit narrows to $4 billion in December
The country’s trade deficit narrowed in December as both exports and imports declined, bringing the full-year 2023 trade gap to $52.42 billion, down from the previous year’s shortfall of $57.65 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said......»»
USD3.32-B Loan Approved by BSP
On Monday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced that the Monetary Board approved USD 3.32 billion in medium-to-long-term (MLT) foreign borrowings for Q4 2023. From October to December 2023, the public sector’s foreign borrowings rose by 65.8%, reaching USD3.32 billion, up from USD2 billion in the same period in 2022. This brought the total […].....»»
BoP reverts to surplus, reaches $3.7 billion last year
The country’s balance of payments position reverted to a surplus, hitting $3.67 billion last year and reversing the $7.26 billion deficit recorded in 2022, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas......»»
P450 billion unprogrammed funds challenged before SC
Minority lawmakers are asking the Supreme Court to nullify the P449.5 billion in unprogrammed allocation in the national budget, saying the amount was way above the P289.1 billion originally proposed, making it unconstitutional......»»