Consumer Confidence Improves for Q1 2016 Amid More Jobs and Stable Prices
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Consumers’ outlook continued to improve for Q1 2016, with the overall confidence index (CI) rising to
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Personal Remittances at US$2.2B in January 2016
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year in January 2016 to reach
Read MoreExternal Debt Ratios Remain at Comfortable Levels in 2015
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. announced that the outstanding Philippine external debt stood at US$77.5 billion
Read MoreForeign Portfolio Investments Post Net Inflows in February 2016
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Foreign portfolio investment transactions for February 2016 yielded overall net inflows of US$58 million, a reversal
Read MorePhilippines and Malaysia Sign Agreement on Entry of Banks under ABIF
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have agreed on the guidelines
Read MoreFull-year FDI Reaches US$5.7 Billion in 2015
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Foreign direct investments (FDI) stood at US$273 million in December 2015. This developed as investor sentiment remained
Read MoreEnd-February 2016 GIR Level Reaches $81.3B
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Preliminary data showed that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) rose to $81.3 billion as of
Read MoreFebruary Inflation Lower at 0.9%
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—Headline inflation slowed down to 0.9% year-on-year in February from 1.3% in January, but was within the
Read MoreBSP Further Relaxes Rules on Documentation of Foreign Loans and Other Obligations
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. has announced that the Monetary Board has lifted the prohibition
Read MoreBSP Adopts Basel 3 Liquidity Rule
Manila—(PHStocks)—Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)—The Monetary Board has approved the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) framework aimed at strengthening the liquidity
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