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                    [ArticleID] => 1531211
                    [Title] => Primavera Residences 1st in East Asia certified by IFC for design efficiency
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Primavera Residences, a revolutionary mixed-use condominium project of  Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) in Cagayan de Oro City, is now the first completed condominium building in East Asia certified by the International Finance Corp. (IFC) under its EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) program.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516630 [Title] => IFC invests in RCBC’s $320-M notes issue [Summary] =>

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, was the anchor investor in Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.’s issuance of $320 million 5.25-year senior unsecured fixed-rate notes to help raise financing for Philippine infrastructure projects.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1379400 [Title] => Structural reforms key to export competitiveness [Summary] =>

Developing countries in East Asia Pacific (EAP) can boost their export competitiveness and maximize the benefits from the projected global economic recovery through structural reforms.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1332883 [Title] => IFC infuses $25M in agri insurance fund [Summary] =>

The Internatioal Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement marking the $25-million contribution by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of scaling up insurance markets in developing countries over the next five years, thus helping ensure that agricultural insurance becomes a sustainable business model for smallholder farmers.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324330 [Title] => NEDA chief urges employers to invest more for job creation [Summary] =>

Employers are being urged to invest more in businesses that could create high-quality jobs that would lead to greater economic growth.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321996 [Title] => WB urges urbanizing economies to boost infra [Summary] =>

Rapidly urbanizing economies like the Philippines need to boost infrastructure and improve services to make cities work better especially for businesses that employ people.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651979 [AuthorName] => Philexport [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258166 [Title] => World Bank extends $500-M loan to Phl in rebuilding Yolanda-hit areas [Summary] =>

The World Bank Group is mobilizing US$ 500 million in loan to support the country's reconstruction efforts from the massive devastation caused by Super Typhoon "Yolanda."

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-18 17:09:03 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3575/51sg.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1239286 [Title] => IFC invests record $3.4 B in East Asia [Summary] =>

Investments by the International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, hit an all-time high in East Asia and the Pacific during fiscal year 2013, with a focus on facilitating business among emerging-market economies.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 954365 [Title] => Losses from disasters raise concerns for poverty reduction; Investing in preparedness helps ensure inclusive growth – World Bank [Summary] =>

Rapidly growing cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disasters in the East Asia Pacific region due to poor planning, with economic losses increasing dramatically as the region grows wealthier, says a new World Bank report.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 738854 [Title] => Phl among AsPac countries with large portions of population having no access to power [Summary] =>

Over 15 million Filipinos still have no access to electricity, joining roughly 170 million more in the East Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent study by the World Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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