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BSP okays $38.6-M loans for micro-enterprises

By Des Ferriols | June 27, 2005 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved a $18.6-million worth of concessional loan for micro-enterprises in the rural areas and a $20-million commodity loan for budget support in 2005. The Monetary Board...

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