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Confidence is high that Istanbul can be established as a major financial centre, first locally, then regionally, and eventually internationally. Artunç Kocabalkan, Chairman of Turkey’s Istanbul Financial Centre Initiative (IFC-I), speaks to World Report about the IFC-I’s role in making this plan an achievable reality and why investors should also have confidence in Istanbul’s potential status as a financial centre.

The Philippines has decided to take China to a UN arbitral tribunal to resolve a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, a move that many countries unbiasedly support

Economic growth is strong, social programs successful, and transparency improved. The Philippines is becoming more than just a picture-perfect vacation spot

A new era for business and investment in the Philippines has arrived, thanks to Fitch Ratings and S&P having lifted the country’s credit rating to investment grade (BBB-) with a stable outlook

Highly respected and widely regarded as one of the best banks in the Philippines, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, BPI, has received a multitude of awards and blazed numerous firsts in the country’s banking industry that have been designed to support entrepreneurism and spur socio-economic development through private-sector enterprise

Metrobank is one of the Philippines' most successful banks, while staying true to its brand promise of "You're in Good Hands"

The Philippine private sector is reinforcing growth in an already healthy economy and foreign investors are taking increasing notice of the benefits of doing business in the archipelago

Entrusted with caring for the financial welfare of veterans and their descendents, PVB has also become an important local partner in development

A rebirth and a renaissance: two words that have been tied to the Philippines’ construction and industrial sectors this year

AG&P Chairman Joseph Sigelman has built and transformed start-ups in Latin America and India into large corporations, creating thousands of jobs. In 2010, he turned his attention to the Philippines – one of the fastest growing emerging economies in Southeast Asia