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IFC, Rizal Microbank tie up for micro-agri financing

By Ted P. Torres | December 17, 2013 - 12:00am

The Rizal Microbank and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) have entered into an agreement to develop a micro-agri product, which will be launched in early 2015.

Banking

Time for Acsa to move on

By Bebot Sison Jr. | August 31, 2003 - 12:00am

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Reynaldo Wycoco told tax diversion scam whistle-blower Acsa Ramirez to "forget the past," referring to the time she was wrongly presented to media as one...

Headlines

Microfinance: Bigger strides for small borrowers in Mindanao

October 2, 2001 - 12:00am

Fruit and vegetable vendors are among the 19,000 microentrepreneurs in Mindanao with new access to bank credit. "Profits from the microlending program have allowed us to recover capital costs completely,"...

Banking