© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. ASEAN Economic Community and the Philippine Banking Sector …and what it means to Philippine Entrepreneurs Marc Bautista, CFA Head of Research, Metrobank

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. ASEAN Economic Community (2015) What are the aims? Single market and production base (free flow of goods & services) Highly competitive economic region Region of equitable economic development Full integration to the global economy

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. Key Take-aways The AEC is to be regarded as a unit-whole that – Has internal markets worth more than 2Tr USD – Trades externally with other major economies Members of AEC actually trade more heavily with non-AEC members There are as much opportunities as there are threats – Need to view the AEC as a “local market” upon full-integration

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. However, 2015 won’t likely be a cliff for the Philippines..

© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. Out of 19 target areas based on AEC aims, there are only 7 areas whose measures were all implemented by ASEAN as of the latest AEC scorecard

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. Alongside this, steps are being made towards ASEAN Banking Integration by 2020 The goal? Equal ACCESS, TREATMENT, ENVIRONMENT Regulatory harmonization and capacity building Less discrimination against foreign institutions A medium to facilitate integration: Qualified ASEAN Bank (QAB) Member countries should facilitate access of QABs to their own domestic banking market Probable minimum QAB requirements (still on the drawing board): Capital adequacy requirements Consolidation requirements and authority for consolidated supervision Restrictions on large exposure Accounting and transparency requirements Source: ADB. “Combined Studies on Assessing the Financial Landscape and Formulating Milestones for Monetary and Financial Integration in ASEAN

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. Key Take-aways on Banking AEC is local, so start from the immediate local market – for Filipinos, that’s the Philippines itself Important to partner with a bank that has good national coverage, in any country within the AEC – Ease of transacting anywhere by business and AEC Banks

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© 2012 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company I Research Department I Strategic Planning Division. This document is for internal use only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. It must not be released to other parties in whatever form without prior consent of the authors. In Summary… AEC is a marathon… 2015 just marks the start of the marathon Still a long way off towards full-integration… perhaps 2025 and up for “almost-full integration” Trade liberalization happened already in 2010 for the Philippines QABs will happen earlier than expected full integration, around , thus the need to prepare businesses for AEC banking transactions

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