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[Summary] => The Philippines is expected to post wider balance of payments deficits this year and next as elevated global uncertainty, weaker capital inflows and persistent energy price pressures continue to weigh on the country’s external position, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.
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[Title] => Philippine banks strong despite risks – BSP
[Summary] => Philippine banks remain capable of absorbing potential shocks even as Fitch Ratings warned that slower economic growth, high energy prices and rapid expansion in unsecured consumer lending could raise asset quality risks and weigh on bank earnings, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may still raise interest rates further as it tries to contain inflation without worsening the economy’s slowdown, Monetary Board member Benjamin Diokno said.
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[Title] => BSP eases rules as Middle East tensions shake markets
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted temporary regulatory relief to banks and quasi-banks to shield their reported capital positions from unrealized losses on peso government securities caused by market volatility from the Middle East conflict.
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[Summary] => The Philippines is expected to post wider balance of payments deficits this year and next as elevated global uncertainty, weaker capital inflows and persistent energy price pressures continue to weigh on the country’s external position, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.
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[Title] => Philippine banks strong despite risks – BSP
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may still raise interest rates further as it tries to contain inflation without worsening the economy’s slowdown, Monetary Board member Benjamin Diokno said.
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[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted temporary regulatory relief to banks and quasi-banks to shield their reported capital positions from unrealized losses on peso government securities caused by market volatility from the Middle East conflict.
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