Business

By Riza Lozada The current account (CA) will remain in deficit as the domestic economy posts robust growth, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said. 

By Riza Lozada The heated verbal exchanges between officials of the United States and North Korea over missile launches continue to make investors jittery, resulting in another weakness for both the Philippine peso and the stock market.

Businessman Andrew Tan’s flagship Megaworld Corp. reported its profit rose 11 percent to P6.69 billion in the first six months from P6.03 billion a year ago.

Bloomberry Resorts Corp. posted P4.11 billion net profit in the first semester, its highest for this year.

Apex Mining Co Inc. recently bolted the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) which is the influential umbrella group of local miners.

Listed conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. reported a consolidated core net income of P15.95 billion in the first half of 2017, slightly lower than the P15.99 billion a year ago.

By Riza Lozada The government paid P378.37 billion in debts in the first half, which was 25.5 percent lower than a year ago due to lower amortization and interest payments.

Allianz PNB Life Insurance has recently inaugurated Life Track stations inside selected PNB and PNB Savings Bank branches located in the Makati and Ortigas business districts.

The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Regional Office IV-A (Calabarzon) and IV-B (Mimaropa) were conferred with the Golden Eagle by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the fourth and third consecutive year respectively during its annual awarding ceremony on August 4.

Gains from its core business lifted Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co’s (Metrobank) net income in the first half by five percent to P9.5 billion.