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[Title] => ADB raises $3.4-B
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $3.4 billion out of its $6.4 billion borrowing program for 2003.
All the transactions, totaling 55, had an average maturity of seven years with the proceeds entirely in US dollars.
"ADB diversifies its funding sources across markets, instruments, and maturities to ensure that funds are available to meet its cash requirements at the lowest possible cost," ADB assistant treasurer Juan Limandibrata said in a statement.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres
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[ArticleID] => 197431
[Title] => Government asks IMF to replace its chief of mission in RP
[Summary] => The Philippine government has officially asked for the removal of Joshua Felman, chief of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Philippine mission, for his alleged involvement in the fiasco involving investment bank UBS Warburg, a well-placed source said over the weekend.
The IMF is currently represented in the Philippines by Vikram Haksar but Felman is the official head of mission who visits the country several times a year to oversee the conduct of key evaluation missions, including the so-called Article IV review or post program monitoring.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-03 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 190960
[Title] => RP sells $500-M global bonds
[Summary] => The Philippines raised $500 million in global bonds yesterday, short of its fund-raising target as appetite for the country’s debt was sapped by a controversy over the accuracy of its economic data.
The bond sold at a price of 96.75 percent with a yield of 9.509 percent. The spread, or the premium investors demand to compensate for the risk, was 553 basis points over comparable US Treasuries or seven basis points wider than existing 2012 bonds.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Move to lay off 500 operators good for PLDT, says analyst
[Summary] => The decision of telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to lay off 500 provincial telephone operators by the end of the month may prove beneficial for the company over the medium to long term, despite the near-term uncertainties posed by the planned strike of PLDT’s union.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => ADB launches $500-M bond issue
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a $500 million bond issue last October 23.
The proceeds of the issue will be included in ADB’s ordinary capital resources and used in its non-concessional lending operations. "The distribution of the bonds is anchored in Asia and supported by European demand," it said in a statement.
The joint lead managers are Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and UBS Warburg.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-05 00:00:00
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[Title] => SMC tops in financial mgm’t, boosting shareholder value
[Summary] => A survey by FinanceAsia magazine, one of the foremost sources of information on financial markets in the region, has distinguished San Miguel Corp. (SMC) as the company with the strongest commitment to enhancing shareholder value among Philippine firms.
The 2002 poll covering the performance of leading companies in 10 countries in Asia likewise cited San Miguel as the best local company in financial management. Both SMC rankings were an improvement from the survey’s 2001 results wherein the company was named third in those management attributes.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-04 00:00:00
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[Title] => The kneecap specialists
[Summary] => At the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, there is a Filipino orthopedic surgeon who can compare with America’s best in the field of kneecap replacement surgery. He is Dr. Eddie Wang, a young medical practitioner who has specialized in the field of kneecap surgery. And Dr. Wang is the fellow who can handle, with utmost efficiency, care and competence deposed President Estrada’s kneecap problem. What this means is that there is no need for deposed president Erap Estrada to go to the US for his kneecap replacement. Dr. Wang, as well as other Pinoy orthopedic surgeons like Dr.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-28 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1189692
[AuthorName] => Art Borjal
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[Title] => Kirin deal to open new growth venues for SMC
[Summary] => A leading global financial services firm, UBS Warburg, said San Miguel Corp.’s profile as an acquirer in the Asian food and beverage arena will be given a lift by Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.’s planned capital infusion, and provide San Miguel with new avenues for growth.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-08 00:00:00
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[Title] => BSP hires JP Morgan to underwrite $250-M loan
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has hired US-based investment bank JP Morgan Chase to underwrite a $250-million loan next month, the proceeds of which will be used to shore up the BSP’s dollar reserves.
"We have mandated JP Morgan Chase to raise an initial $250 million, we told them that we’ll accept their offer to arrange the borrowing at this rate," said BSP Governor Rafael Buenaventura. The BSP chief however, did not disclose the fixed interest rate.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-25 00:00:00
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[Title] => UBS Warburg to underwrite bond issue
[Summary] => Government has picked UBS Warburg to underwrite its planned Singapore bond issue, as the Arroyo administration attempts to tap the international credit market to fund its 2002 budget.
Despite widespread misgivings about its ability to go to the international credit market, it’s all systems go for the government’s plan to issue some S$300 to S$500 million Singapore bonds to be floated possibly this month.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-15 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Des Ferriols
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