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A man of substance

By Rose G. De La Cruz | May 19, 2003 - 12:00am

Physically, East-West Banking Corp. president and chief executive officer Elrey Ramos was a late bloomer. He got his growth spurt while reviewing for the accountancy board exam. Before then, he stood at four...

Business As Usual

Sneaky play

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | May 3, 2003 - 12:00am

Oh dear. The, uh, pressures of the job is said to have made Securities and Exchange Commissioner Jesus Martinez physically ill early in the week.

Business

IFC-HSBC launches $20-M trade facility

December 22, 2002 - 12:00am

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector deve- lopment arm of the World Bank Group, recently signed an agreement to develop a partnership with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (HSBC),...

Business