Inflation could hit a new high 6.1 percent in September – BSP
Price dynamics pitting fuel, electricity and key agricultural commodities on one hand and a weaker peso on the other are at work in September making inflation barely changed during the month at a best-case Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) inflation forecast of 5.3 percent.
Paglalambing: Tuesday Club’s tribute to esteemed member Bayani Fernando
Much had been said of Fernando as public servant, disciplinarian, science believer, father, friend and transformer of communities, and they are all good. We believe in the tenets he lived by and the values he prized while breaking bread with us one day each week at Tuesday Club.
Loans, liquidity levels moderately grew in July
The country's big commercial and universal banks extended loans just shy of P11 trillion in July this year, marginally lower than the previous June when these same loans aggregated P10.985 trillion, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Senior BSP officials quips about lack of wifi connection in places across the country
The monetary authorities on Friday acknowledged the problematic state of financial inclusion in islands across the country that do not have a reliable connection to the internet and how this impacts on the broad goal of onboarding Filipinos to the government's digital transformation program.
BSP keeps policy rate steady but signals prompt hike if warranted
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kept the rate at which it borrows from and lends to banks unchanged on Thursday at 6.25 percent but made it perfectly clear the policy-making monetary board will act as quickly as at its next rate-setting meeting in November and raise the polic ratey should this be warranted.
