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Shift to Alert Level 1 pushed to open remaining industries

Several individuals and the business sector are appealing to the government to deescalate the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 1 to support economic recovery. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion...

Monetary Board holds policy settings steady

At its meeting on monetary policy today, the Monetary Board decided to maintain the interest rate on the BSP’s overnight reverse repurchase facility at 2.0 percent. The interest rates on the...

BSP: Passage of FCPA, PDIC amendments to reinforce trust in financial system

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) commended the Philippine Congress for the passage of the Financial Consumer Protection Act (FCPA) and the amendments to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) charter. “The...

US private sector cuts 301,000 jobs in January amid Omicron surge

Private companies in the United States slashed 301,000 jobs in January, indicating a disrupted recovery in the labor market amid Omicron surge, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Wednesday (Feb. 2).

BSP-registered FPIs net outflows in 2021 lower by 86.5% compared to 2020

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-registered foreign portfolio investments (FPIs) in December 2021 recorded net outflows of US$4 million, bringing the total net outflows for 2021 to US$574 million.  Nonetheless, the full-year net...

DBP signs financing pact with key shelter agency

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) – a key shelter agency, to provide financing to qualified housing...
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