Philippines

As a universal bank that has been around for five decades, Metrobank has a solid reputation in the Philippine banking industry.

The Philippines has long punched above its weight in gender equality. In the latest World Economic Forum rankings, it’s the only Asian economy listed in the top 20. Ranked 19th, it is 83 rungs ahead of China and 97 ahead of Japan (Iceland and Finland top the list).

Credit Suisse is making the most of its 30th year in the Philippines, despite the turbulent markets and volatile fundraising conditions.

Since 1978, BPI Foundation has been a cornerstone of the Philippine economy’s social development.

Bank of the Philippine Islands was the first bank set up not just in the Philippines but the broader southeast Asian region, too. Over the last few decades, it has consistently ranked among the biggest Philippine institutions in terms of total assets, capital, market capitalization and profitability.

UnionBank of the Philippines took a pioneering step in July 2021 that caught the market’s attention: it unveiled a partnership with the International Finance Corp to issue social bonds to finance small business loans.

UBS has come a long way in the Philippines since it opened a rep office in Manila in 1996. It wasn’t until 2004 that UBS opened its full-fledged office in the Philippines, led by the veteran banker Lauro Baja, who is head of global capital markets for Asia Pacific and head of global banking for the Philippines.

One of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp’s biggest advantages is its partnership with the Cooperative Development Authority.