IMF Working Papers

Managing Corporate Distress in the Philippines: Some Policy Recommendations

By Charles Woodruff, G. C. Lim

September 1, 1998

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Charles Woodruff, and G. C. Lim Managing Corporate Distress in the Philippines: Some Policy Recommendations, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

While not widespread, the Philippine corporate sector is showing some signs of stress. The paper reviews the exposure of banks to distressed corporate borrowers, the ownership structure of the corporate sector, including the interlocking relationship of corporations and banks, and the legal framework in place for the resolution of debts of distressed companies and the protection of creditor rights. It recommends that immediate measures be taken to improve transparency and regulatory oversight, and to quickly resolve the debts of distressed companies by strengthening the policy framework and institutional capacity for suspension of debt payments by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Bank credit, Banking, Business enterprises, Corporate sector, Debt restructuring, Economic sectors, Financial statements, Money, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Bank credit, Business enterprises, Business house, Company, Company manager, Corporate debt, Corporate ownership, Corporate sector, Debt, Debt restructuring, Debt service, Debtor company, Debtor company's operation, Debtor enterprise, Distressed company, Financial statements, Solvent company, Tax liability, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    27

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1998/138

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1381998

  • ISBN:

    9781451930153

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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