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The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), known for its slogan "The World's Local Bank" is expanding its network of savings bank in the Philippines, owing to the favorable economic environment in the country.


As soon as the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) will release its approval for more HSBC savings bank branches, HSBC president and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Watkinson said the bank will establish about five more savings bank, initially around Metro Manila.
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Walter Manning, HSBC Philippines president and chief executive officer, said a double-digit growth rate is achievable this year although none of its revenue activities would make any spectacular growth rates.

In 2004, HSBC Philippines recorded a P1.3-billion net income.
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If the current trend is sustained in the second semester, HSBC officials said they are optimistic that the Philippine card operations could achieve record levels.

"We have already recorded the highest growth rate in the industry reaching 25.2 percent in the first half of the year," said Martin Cook, HSBC deputy chief executive officer, in a press briefing. [DatePublished] => 2005-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276887 [Title] => Unbelievable [Summary] => Given a chance, it seems most Filipinos wouldn’t mind being given another television set.

"The TV ranked second among the items that our survey group wanted to have," said HSBC (Phils) senior vice-president for marketing Suresh Nadoo. "We took that insight and tied up with like-minded Samsung Phils. for a campaign that is so different from the usual raffle, where only a few end up as winners."
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The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), known for its slogan "The World's Local Bank" is expanding its network of savings bank in the Philippines, owing to the favorable economic environment in the country.


As soon as the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) will release its approval for more HSBC savings bank branches, HSBC president and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Watkinson said the bank will establish about five more savings bank, initially around Metro Manila.
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Walter Manning, HSBC Philippines president and chief executive officer, said a double-digit growth rate is achievable this year although none of its revenue activities would make any spectacular growth rates.

In 2004, HSBC Philippines recorded a P1.3-billion net income.
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If the current trend is sustained in the second semester, HSBC officials said they are optimistic that the Philippine card operations could achieve record levels.

"We have already recorded the highest growth rate in the industry reaching 25.2 percent in the first half of the year," said Martin Cook, HSBC deputy chief executive officer, in a press briefing. [DatePublished] => 2005-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276887 [Title] => Unbelievable [Summary] => Given a chance, it seems most Filipinos wouldn’t mind being given another television set.

"The TV ranked second among the items that our survey group wanted to have," said HSBC (Phils) senior vice-president for marketing Suresh Nadoo. "We took that insight and tied up with like-minded Samsung Phils. for a campaign that is so different from the usual raffle, where only a few end up as winners."
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) ) )
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