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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has celebrated the country's removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list, a significant milestone in the country’s financial reforms in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The FATF’s recent statement confirms that the Philippines has addressed critical deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) framework.

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Saturday commended President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the Philippines’ successful removal from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) dirty money grey list, highlighting that this milestone will also benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by ensuring the smooth, swift, and efficient remittance of their hard-earned money with lower fees.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has determined that the inflation and liquidity dynamics is such that the monetary board reduced the banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) by 200 basis points (bps) beginning 28 March 2025.

Unioil Petroleum Philippines, Inc. has entered into a definitive investment agreement with Aramco.  Under the agreement, Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, will acquire a 25 percent stake in Unioil, one of the largest petroleum players in the Philippines.  

The country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a higher deficit of USD4.1 billion in January, compared to the USD740 million deficit recorded in the same period last year. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) attributed this development primarily to its net foreign exchange operations and the national government’s drawdowns from foreign currency deposits to meet external debt obligations.