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Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Felipe Medalla has been reappointed as an independent director of Asia United Bank, bringing with him decades of experience in economic policymaking and financial governance.

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The country’s balance of payments swung to a surplus of $226 million in June, a turnaround from the $155 million deficit recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.

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Fewer borrowers missed their loan payments in May, as lower interest rates and manageable inflation helped ease debt burdens, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.

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With inflation lingering below the central bank’s two to four percent target, economists see more room for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to ease monetary policy this year, as risks to inflation remain largely tilted to the downside.

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Two banks, including a rural bank and a European player, have formally expressed intent to convert or enter as digital banks, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) pushes for a level playing field among digital-first lenders.

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The peso remains fundamentally supported by structural inflows such as remittances, business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues and tourism receipts despite recent fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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The banking industry’s exposure to the volatile real estate sector dipped to 19.4 percent of total loans in the first quarter, marking the lowest level in six years, following the implementation of prudent measures to manage risks in the property sector.

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Economists have weighed in on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas monetary policy outlook for the remainder of 2025, with some predicting further rate cuts while others caution against aggressive easing due to geopolitical and domestic inflation risks.

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The country’s balance of payments position deteriorated further in the first five months, swinging to a $5.82-billion deficit as of end-May, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [link], the country’s central bank and the organization in charge of setting interest rates to maintain price stability, dropped the policy interest rate 25 basis points from 5.50% to 5.25%.

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The country’s balance of payments swung to a surplus of $226 million in June, a turnaround from the $155 million deficit recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.

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Fewer borrowers missed their loan payments in May, as lower interest rates and manageable inflation helped ease debt burdens, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.

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With inflation lingering below the central bank’s two to four percent target, economists see more room for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to ease monetary policy this year, as risks to inflation remain largely tilted to the downside.

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Two banks, including a rural bank and a European player, have formally expressed intent to convert or enter as digital banks, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) pushes for a level playing field among digital-first lenders.

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The peso remains fundamentally supported by structural inflows such as remittances, business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues and tourism receipts despite recent fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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The banking industry’s exposure to the volatile real estate sector dipped to 19.4 percent of total loans in the first quarter, marking the lowest level in six years, following the implementation of prudent measures to manage risks in the property sector.

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Economists have weighed in on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas monetary policy outlook for the remainder of 2025, with some predicting further rate cuts while others caution against aggressive easing due to geopolitical and domestic inflation risks.

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The country’s balance of payments position deteriorated further in the first five months, swinging to a $5.82-billion deficit as of end-May, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [link], the country’s central bank and the organization in charge of setting interest rates to maintain price stability, dropped the policy interest rate 25 basis points from 5.50% to 5.25%.

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