['DATE | 2018', 'DATE | this_year', 'MONEY | P824_billion', 'ORG | Metrobank_Group', 'PERCENT | 25_percent', 'PERCENT | 51_percent', 'stockChange | expand', 'stockChange | slump']
With better economic outlook and a more favorable market environment, capital raising is expected to recover from its 25 percent slump in 2018 and is projected to expand by 51 percent to P824 billion this year, the investment banking arm of Ty-owned Metrobank Group said.