Foreign direct investments (FDI)  net inflows reached FDI net in­flows in August 2016 reached $711 million in August, 32 per­cent higher from a year ago.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved listed China Banking Corp.’s (China Bank) plan to issue up to P20 billion in long-term negotiable certificates of time deposits (LTNCD).

Local industries are ex­pected to benefit from the Japan-Philippines Industrial Coopera­tion Initiative forged by the trade and industry depart­ments of Manila and Tokyo.

By Riza Lozada The price of freshly-listed Pil­ipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. shares closed strong on Friday, rising P2.50 to P69.50 each from its initial public offer (IPO) debut of P67 despite the market being at an oversold level.

Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF), through unit Centu­ry Pacific Seacrest Inc., recent­ly acquired the license to the Kamayan trademark for North America.

AboitizLand, the property de­veloper unit of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), plans to un­dertake five housing projects next year worth about P4 bil­lion located outside Metro Manila, riding on the growth of residential property market.

By Riza Lozada The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently allowed mi­crofinance-oriented small bank to convert into a regular thrift bank.

Salary-based general-purpose consumption loans (SGPCL) con­tinue to expand bank lending, according to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) reported an unaudited consolidated net income of P3.5 billion for the first nine months.

The Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has closed the operations of the Community Rural Bank of Dingras (Ilocos Norte) Inc.