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[Title] => 2016 a make or break year for PSE, says BPI trade chief
[Summary] => The Philippine stock market is bound to make or break next year as it prepares to digest a change in the country’s political landscape, the head of the online stock brokerage arm of the Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said.
[DatePublished] => 2015-03-31 10:00:00
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[Title] => Economy likely grew over 6% in Q2 – FMIC
[Summary] => The country’s economy is forecast to expand by over six percent in the second quarter of 2014, slower than the 7.5-percent growth in the same period last year, according to First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC).
[DatePublished] => 2014-08-27 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[ArticleID] => 918887
[Title] => Index retreats anew on weak mining sector
[Summary] => Local share prices retreated anew yesterday on the back of weaknesses in the mining sector.
[DatePublished] => 2013-03-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1538806
[AuthorName] => Neil Jerome C. Morales
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[Title] => PBB to debut at PSE this wk
[Summary] => Thrift lender Philippine Business Bank (PBB) of the Zest-O Group will debut in the local bourse this week, marking the first listing for this year.
[DatePublished] => 2013-02-18 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Neil Jerome C. Morales
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[Title] => Phil Business Bank IPO 4x oversubscribed
[Summary] => Thrift lender Philippine Business Bank (PBB) of the Zest-O Group experienced robust demand for its P3.2-billion initial public offering (IPO), with its shares already four times oversubscribed, the issue underwriter said.
[DatePublished] => 2013-02-12 00:00:00
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[Title] => FMIC forecasts higher GDP, PSEi in 2012
[Summary] => The First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) is forecasting that the country’s economy will expand between six and seven percent this year, while the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) will break the 5,500-level before the end of 2012.
[DatePublished] => 2012-06-19 00:00:00
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[Title] => FMIC relaunches website
[Summary] => First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has launched its redeveloped website – www.firstmetro.com.ph.
[DatePublished] => 2011-02-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => FMIC eyes P150 B in bond issues for 2011
[Summary] => The First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) is expected to contribute to another sterling performance of the country’s capital markets this year, as it gears up for foreign and locally-denominated bond or debt issues worth over P150 billion.
[DatePublished] => 2011-01-11 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[Title] => RP economy seen consolidating in second half, rebounding in 2011
[Summary] => First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment house of the Metrobank Group, said the second half of 2010 will be a period of economic consolidation while 2011 will lead to a full rebound of the Philippine economy.
[DatePublished] => 2010-06-22 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[Title] => First Metro resources hit P45.4 billion
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines – The First Metro Investment Corp. (First Metro), the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, has reported total resources of P45.4 billion at the end of March 2009, slightly higher than year-end’s P44.2 billion.
[DatePublished] => 2009-06-09 00:00:00
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