Starting 2023 with a bang! CIMB Bank offers 8% interest on new deposits

CIMB Bank is offering a generous interest rate on new deposits to start 2023.

The Malaysian digital bank announced an 8% annual interest rate for additional deposits on savings accounts beginning January.

Additional deposits to CIMB accounts will automatically earn the 8% rate, while amounts equal to the existing average daily balance will fetch a 4% rate.

Teddy Limcaoco named as BAP’s new president

Bank of Philippine Islands’ chief executive Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco, has been elected as the new president of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), replacing East West Banking Corp. vice chair Antonio Moncupa Jr.

UnionBank Named Best Retail Bank In The Philippines Four Years In A Row!

At the most rigorous, prestigious, and transparent annual awards program to recognize institutional and individual leadership in retail financial services in the Asia Pacific region, UnionBank was lauded for once again outperforming its peers. The Asian Banker’s Global Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards Programme 2023, held last March at the Lotte Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, recognized UnionBank with its 4th consecutive BEST RETAIL BANK in the Philippines award and honored for being voted the MOST RECOMMENDED RETAIL BANK in the Philippines.

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China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade

China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said Wednesday, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback. The deal will enable China, the top rival to US economic hegemony, and

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