Industry in Philippines

  • Philippines push to list SMEs

    PHILIPPINES, 2015/12/27 A drive to highlight the benefits of listing on the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is gaining pace. Officials will be hoping that the push to persuade additional SMEs to inventory sets the scene for heightened activity on the exchange in 2016, next fewer than expected initial public offerings (IPOs) were carried out this year. Realising potential While micro and SMEs account for 99% of businesses operating in the Philippines and almost two-thirds of employment, only a handful of SMEs have listed on the PSE’s restructured Small, Medium and Emerging Board (SMEB) since it was initial launched in 2001.