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'Premyo Bonds' prize pool increased after nearly P5 billion raised

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Updated as of Jan 06 09:34 AM

A total of P4.5 million will be raffled off every quarter from the initial P3 million. There will be 1 winner of P1 million per raffle. The Treasury sold nearly P5 billion in "Premyo Bonds" compared to the initial issue size of P3 billion. Read more »

2020 seen as 'great year' for retail investors in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:58 PM

2020 is seen as a great year to begin investing, especially for retail investors in the Philippines. Read more »

SEC steps up crackdown on investment scandals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 01:27 AM

There's only a month left in 2019 but the Securities and Exchange Commission is still expecting more fundraising activities to be registered by year's end. Read more »

PH gov't launches P3-B prize bonds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 11:39 PM

The Philippine government hopes to attract more investors as it launches its P3 billion prize bond offer.  Read more »

Incentives should be removed from scope of CITIRA: tax expert

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Posted at Sep 27 06:53 PM

Tax consultant Mon Abrea urges lawmakers to take out incentives from the coverage of CITIRA or the tax reform bill package 2, and make the proposal to rationalize them a separate bill. Read more »

Qatar announces new residency scheme for investors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 04:02 AM

Qatar announced Monday it will grant residency to foreign investors for the first time, state media reported, the latest in a series of measures designed to diversify the economy. Read more »

Mayor Isko lures businesses to reinvest in Escolta with '15 years tax-free' promise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:53 AM

MANILA—Businesses that will purchase land and replace Escolta's worn-out establishments with high-rise buildings will be exempted from paying taxes in Manila for 15 years, Mayor Isko Moreno said Friday as he urged investors to help the local government redeem the capital's once-bustling commercial center. Read more »

Duterte says to feed coins to government officials who extort from businessmen

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 11:31 AM

BEIJING - President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he would feed coins to government officials who extort from businessmen. Read more »

How Philippines can compete for investments in Southeast Asia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 11:32 AM

Filipinos are “premiere” talents who attract attention, however, the 40-percent cap on foreign ownership hobbles some potential investments. The country also has strict labor policies, Bowergroup Asia founder and CEO Ernest Bower told ANC. Read more »

PH Navy pumalag sa pagpasok ng Chinese investors sa ilang isla sa Zambales, Cagayan

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Posted at Aug 06 12:24 AM

Ayon sa Navy, posibleng maaapektuhan nito ang seguridad ng Pilipinas. Read more »

Navy raises alarm over alleged China-backed development of 3 islands

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 04:31 PM

The Philippine Navy on Monday expressed concern over the security implications of converting 3 islands in extreme northern Luzon into ecotourism hubs financed by Chinese investors. Read more »

Moratorium on ecozones in Metro Manila may hurt PH competitiveness: IBPAP

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 11:58 AM

Under President Rodrigo Duterte's Administrative Order No. 18, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) was ordered not to “accept, process or evaluate applications for the establishment of ecozones in Metro Manila.” Read more »

German firms 'very bullish' about Philippine market: trade group

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Updated as of Jun 26 04:41 PM

German firms are "bullish" about the Philippine market as qualifications of its English-speaking workforce offset risks such as inflation and the volatile exchange rate, the director of a German-Philippines trade group said Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte pitch to Thai investors? Pinoys learn fast, business climate ‘corruption-free’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 06:08 PM

Duterte also invited Thai investors to participate in the Philippines' massive infrastructure push that is now "in full swing." Read more »

'Your money is safe': Duterte woos foreign investors, donors in Japan

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:52 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday assured foreign investors and donors that their money is safe under his administration as he wooed businessmen in Tokyo.   Read more »

PH infra push urgent for Japanese investors

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Updated as of May 18 09:09 AM

Takashi Ishihara, executive director of Japan External Trade Organization in Manila, says Japanese investors want the Philippine government to speed up its infrastructure push to improve logistics and lower the cost of doing business. Read more »

PH finance official allays concerns of Nordic investors on 'TRABAHO' bill

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Posted at Jan 31 11:44 PM

Nordic investors welcomed a Philippine finance official's clarification on the country's plan to rationalize fiscal incentives. Read more »

Cutting incentives not a deal-breaker for investors, says AmCham official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 05:30 PM

Fiscal incentives are good but many foreign investors can also live without them as long as infrastructure improves at a faster pace, an official of the Amercian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines said Wednesday.  Read more »

Huawei arrest stokes fears of China reprisals among America Inc. execs

Fanny Potkin and Adam Jourdan, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 05:40 PM

At a closed-door security meeting of US companies in Singapore on Thursday, one topic was high on the agenda: the arrest of a top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei and the potential backlash on American firms operating in China. Read more »

Insurance providers weather Brexit, trade war uncertainties: AXA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 10:42 AM

Premium income this year will likely come close to the P21.6 billion posted in 2017, with growth of 41 percent in the first 6 months of 2019, AXA Philippines CEO Rahul Hora told ANC. Read more »