Remains upbeat for 2016 amid tougher competition, regulatory challenges

THE Philippines’ second-largest bank is maintaining its bullish outlook for the economy and its own lending and deposit business in 2016, but sees tougher conditions ahead for the nation’s banking sector due to looming competition from foreign banks entering the local market and tighter capital adequacy regulations beginning next year.

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