FINANCIAL integration within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations through the Asean Economic Community (AEC) opens opportunities for local banks in the Philippines as well as regional banks, a top economist of Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday.

“We see potential to benefit both sides,” Thiam Hee Ng, principal economist at ADB, said at The Manila Times 4th Business Forum held at the Marriott Hotel Manila, in Pasay City.

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