The Duterte administration has requested for a fresh provisional advance from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in the amount of P540 billion. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. (Bloomberg file photo) “The NG has requested for fresh provisional advance of P540...
Banks’ foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) totaled $18 billion as of end-June, down by 1.7 percent or $303 million compared to the previous quarter’s $18.3 billion with principal payments still exceeding disbursements, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is about to issue revised guidelines on virtual currency exchanges (VCEs) and electronic money issuers (EMIs) to plug the regulatory gaps of the existing virtual asset service providers (VASP) rules. MB File “Once issued (the revised) circular will address...
Banks prefer Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) securities with short-term maturities of up to two months, according to its highest-ranking official. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno ( Bloomberg file photo) BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said that based on the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that residential property prices increased by 27.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, the highest growth rate recorded by its Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) since it started in 2016. (Photo credit: http://www.bsp.gov.ph) The RREPI,...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) remains confident that the country’s external debt numbers and ratios are still at prudent and at comfortable levels despite more borrowings in the past seven months for the COVID-19 pandemic war chest. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E....
The central bank said it registered net foreign portfolio investment outflows of $127 million in August, an improvement compared to $453 million net outflows in July, in a COVID-19 affected fund flow environment. Total foreign portfolio funds or hot money inflows reached $667 million in August...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported the country’s balance of payments (BOP) surplus of $4.774 billion for the January to August period, lower than same time last year of $5.529 billion. For the month of August only, BOP was in excess of $657 million from $8 million in July. It is also...
The banking community reiterated Friday that as they were consulted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) before putting a limit on credit card rates and fees, they are supporting this move to “ease the burden” of cardholders amid the public health crisis. “We support this initiative by...
Not surprisingly, the results of both the central bank’s Business Expectation Survey (BES) and the Consumer Expectation Survey (CES) were not on the positive and optimistic side as the COVID-19 pandemic is still unresolved and most of the country’s economic centers still under quarantine...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) offered P390 billion term deposit facility (TDF) this week because of banks’ bigger demand and while yields were mixed, tenders breached the offer with P575.31 billion. “The TDF auction results continue to reflect ample liquidity conditions in the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is allowing trust corporations to sell and distribute unit investment trust funds (UITFs) through third parties such as individual and institutional agents. BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno (FILE Bloomberg) BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said this policy...
