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Philippines gets $400-M ADB loan for insurance sector

MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced a $400-million policy-based loan to help boost the Philippines’ insurance sector by creating an enabling environment for broader participation in the industry. The Insurance Reform Program, Subprogram 1, would support broader financial sector development reforms in regulation and supervision, including greater intermediation of long-term

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BIZ BUZZ: What trillions?

“Trillion” has been quite the buzzword lately, especially with budget deliberations and economic data coming up. But if you’re a close follower of capital market updates, or if you just happened to stumble upon social media posts lately, you’d know that there’s yet another hot topic. READ: BIZ BUZZ: Panglao Hole symposium? Over the last