Of tortellini and T-bills
By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez | May 6, 2004 - 12:00am
Former National Treasurer Eduardo Sergio "Boy" Edeza has many things he can be proud of aside from whipping up mouth-watering tortellini which has become a special attraction during his birthday celebrations. As...
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Edeza wants to expand quality accounts, guarantees and double profitabililty
February 24, 2004 - 12:00am
Former national treasurer Sergio G. Edeza, and newly-installed president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilEXIM), pledged to pick up from where former head Joel C. Valdes...
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Banks urged to tap PhilExim guarantee
By Ted P. Torres | February 22, 2004 - 12:00am
Newly-appointed Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilExim) president and chief executive officer Sergio Edeza is urging private commercial banks to take advantage of the sovereign guarantee of PhilExim when...
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Figueroa named national treasurer
By Des Ferriols | February 18, 2004 - 12:00am
Deputy Treasurer Mina Figueroa was formally appointed national treasurer yesterday, replacing Sergio Edeza who was appointed president of the Philippine Export Import Bank (Phileximbank). Figueroa was sworn into...
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Benchmark T-bill rate climbs to 6.435%
By Des Ferriols | February 17, 2004 - 12:00am
Treasury bill (T-bills) rates went up yesterday due to the continued weakening of the peso against the dollar and political uncertainty ahead of the May 10 elections.
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Valdes quits as PhilExim prexy
By Ted P. Torres | February 4, 2004 - 12:00am
Joel C. Valdes, president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilExim), has resigned from his post last month, citing personal reasons. PhilExim is a line agency of the...
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Stocks, peso tumble on political concerns
By Des Ferriols | February 3, 2004 - 12:00am
Persistent pessimism on the political front ahead of the elections in May continued to pummel the financial markets, pulling the stock index to its biggest single-day drop in more than two years and the peso breaching...
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NG unloads $100-M Napocor bonds
By Des Ferriols | December 31, 2003 - 12:00am
The National Government unloaded last week some $100-million worth of bonds issued by the National Power Corp. (Napocor) to finance its year-end requirements. The government is holding an undisclosed amount of Napocor...
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T-bill rates up across-the-board
By Des Ferriols | October 28, 2003 - 12:00am
Treasury bill (T-bill) rates went up across- the-board yesterday as the market brought the yields closer to secondary market rates in reaction to political concerns that investors perceived as threats on the country’s...
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MB okays $1-B borrowing binge ahead of polls
By Des Ferriols | October 28, 2003 - 12:00am
The Bureau of Treasury said yesterday the plan to raise an additional $1 billion worth of foreign borrowing before the end of the year has been approved in principle by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), paving...
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