The Philippines has made good progress in its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing activities from when the authorities in Manila last discussed the subjects with the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Eli Remolona said on Monday.
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday acknowledged considering the sale of samurai bonds and a return to the global bond market with a US dollar-denominated IOU within the year.
Treasury bill yields were marginally higher at the auction Monday, with the market awaiting the impact on inflation of the latest minimum wage hike in Metro Manila and a fresh round of increases in fuel prices.