Business

Fast-growing retail firm Jenra inaugurated its fifth supermarket branch last Oct. 27 in a bid to widen its reach and cater to all of Pampanga.

Life insurer FWD Life Philippines recently launched a dollar-denominated single-payment insurance protection and investment plan called “US Dollar All Set Higher” which gives customers the opportunity to take advantage of the long-term growth potential of international economies while giving them lifetime insurance protection.

By Riza Lozada Rural banks (RBs) should expand their services to more small businesses as many local entrepreneurs still need access to reasonable loan packages that can help them grow their business, Senator Bam Aquino said during his speech at the 60th Charter Symposium of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) recently.

Certificates of tax refund will be publicly awarded to address transparency in the release of tax credit certificates, Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to the use of cryptocurrencies but cited the need for vigilance since these are not regulated by any central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said.

$1.1 trillion worth of Asia-Pacific financial and nonfinancial corporate debt will mature in the second half of this year through 2022, which is equivalent to about 11 percent of total debts maturing globally, ratings firm Standard and Poor’s (S&P) said in a report.

The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) announced last September 23 the expansion of its art thrust to educating people on cultural heritage.

By Riza Lozada Local startup firms eyes entering new foreign markets in the next three to five years, according to the Philippine Startup Survey of Isla Lipana & Co./PwC Philippines and QBO Innovation Hub.

International remittance service firm Western Union recently expanded its national retail network in the Philippines with the addition of 1,200 new agent locations.

The government is exploring a grant from the United States to put up the country’s first tax academy, which will serve as a training institution that will provide revenue officials and employees continuing professional education on improving tax collection competence and efficiency.