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World Bank Group
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[Title] => IFC investing $500 million to address Philippines development challenges
[Summary] => The private sector arm of the World Bank Group is aiming to invest up to $500 million in the current fiscal year in the Philippines to support efforts to address climate change, financial inclusion and infrastructure development.
[DatePublished] => 2024-02-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1473425
[AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 2207951
[Title] => Multi-Certified Green Building and Internationally Recognized
[Summary] => Being a multi-certified green building, Cebu Exchange allows locator companies to save up to 40 percent on electrical and water consumption, translating to an estimated P2,200 ($39) savings per square meter per year. For a 500 sqm office space in Cebu Exchange, this translates to an estimated P1.1 million ($19,500) in savings per year.
[DatePublished] => 2022-09-07 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804802
[AuthorName] => Ehda M. Dagooc
[SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business
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[ArticleID] => 1998160
[Title] => World Bank unveils $12 billion aid package vs COVID-19
[Summary] => The World Bank Group is making available to its developing member countries an initial package of $12 billion to support efforts at containing the health and economic impact of the global coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.
[DatePublished] => 2020-03-05 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805762
[AuthorName] => Czeriza Valencia
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/03/04/wb_2020-03-04_19-34-1844_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1963323
[Title] => EDITORIAL - Significant improvement
[Summary] => That was an impressive jump in ease of doing business for the country, in the latest report drawn up by the World Bank Group.
[DatePublished] => 2019-10-26 00:00:00
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[SectionName] => Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/25/startoon_2019-10-25_21-54-25_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1929196
[Title] => Philippines seen as fertile ground for green building industry
[Summary] => The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is pushing for the creation of a robust green buildings industry in the country because of mass market potential and the possibility of greater engagement with banks on green finance.
[DatePublished] => 2019-06-25 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1805762
[AuthorName] => Czeriza Valencia
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/06/24/bus4-phl-economy-afp_2019-06-24_19-45-19900_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1906442
[Title] => World Bank lowers Philippines growth outlook
[Summary] => The World Bank Group is has lowered its growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 6.4 percent from the earlier 6.5 percent estimate due to a number of domestic and external factors such as the delay in the approval of the national budget and the impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon.
[DatePublished] => 2019-04-02 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1805144
[AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/04/01/bus3-global-worldbank-headquarters_2019-04-01_19-48-07980_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1906153
[Title] => Meet the InLife Sheroes: Women fighting and winning money gender gap
[Summary] => The two institutions came together in 2017 to expand women’s access to insurance in the country.
[DatePublished] => 2019-04-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1125061
[AuthorName] => Aneth Ng-Lim
[SectionName] => Business As Usual
[SectionUrl] => business-as-usual
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/03/31/bu2-amina-aranaz-aluna_2019-03-31_19-26-00_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1900898
[Title] => Who are your (s)heroes in life?
[Summary] => Only 27% of all DC and Marvel characters are female and only 12% of mainstream superhero comics have female protagonists; hence, we are in need of more sheroes(she-heroes) to sort of balance the heavily male superhero demographics.
[DatePublished] => 2019-03-13 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135337
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1720995
[AuthorName] => Rose Fres Fausto
[SectionName] => Health And Family
[SectionUrl] => health-and-family
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/03/12/coverfq_2019-03-12_19-41-02_thumbnail.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1871938
[Title] => International Finance Corp. investing $40 million in Voyager
[Summary] => The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, and a fund managed by its wholly owned subsidiary are investing $40 million in Voyager Innovations Inc., joining global investment firm KKR and China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. as new investors in PLDT’s digital innovations arm.
[DatePublished] => 2018-11-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1805259
[AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 1824003
[Title] => More efficient government
[Summary] => In its Ease of Doing Business survey covering 190 economies, the World Bank Group ranked the Philippines 113th overall.
[DatePublished] => 2018-06-13 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134315
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1805465
[AuthorName] => Mary Ann LL. Reyes
[SectionName] => Business
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