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ADB Bangkok Summit

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  1. ADB’s JPY119.745 billion financial agreement with the Department of Finance on 2 October 2026, and supplemented by a P11.8 billion parallel co-financing loan from the Japan International Cooperation will fund the government’s Build Universal Health Care Program-Subprogram 3. The Program includes an expansion of PhilHealth benefits and the Department of Health’s community health initiatives.

    ADB provides P48 billion health financing

    Finance Secretary Frederick Go signed the financial agreement with ADB in support of the government’s Build Universal Health Care Program–Subprogram 3; the…

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  2. ADB provides P48 billion health financing

    ADB provides P48 billion health financing

    The Philippine government has signed a JPY119.745-billion (around P48 billion) financing agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support reforms…

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  3. ADB Principal Economist John Beirne speaks at a press conference at the multilateral lender’s headquarters last Wednesday.

    ADB: More BSP hikes may support peso

    Further interest rate hikes from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may support the Philippine peso, which has slumped to record lows more than 25 times…

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  4. AN AERIAL view of Bangkok’s skyline and the Chao Phraya River at sunset.

    Development banks gather in Bangkok

    The sixth Finance in Common Summit will bring more than 500 public development banks and stakeholders to Bangkok from March 31 to April 2, 2027, for the…

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  5. ADB funds P500-M bridge feasibility study

    ADB funds P500-M bridge feasibility study

    The ADB has committed ₱500 million for a feasibility study of the proposed 20-kilometer Sorsogon-Samar Transport Crossing, which could provide a permanent road…

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  6. BOTH the IMF and the ADB expect the BSP to maintain its monetary policy tightening bias, with IMF Research Department Chief of the Commodities Unit Andrea Pescatori saying, ‘This is predicated on the fact that the current increase in rice prices, which has a sharp and fast pass-through effect, will (result in higher) inflation that will probably show up in the next phase, especially for the fall.’

    IMF, ADB see BSP hiking rates further

    IMF and ADB expect the BSP to maintain a tightening bias as Middle East conflict, rising rice prices and weather risks add pressure to Philippine inflation.

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  7. IMF Research Department Chief of the Commodities Unit Andrea Pescatori (left) and ADB Principal Economics Officer Teresa Mendoza (right) said their respective institutions expect the central bank to maintain its monetary policy tightening bias.

    IMF, ADB expect BSP to keep tightening

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to maintain its monetary policy tightening…

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  8. ADB provides $1.5B financing for Phl response

    ADB provides $1.5B financing for Phl response

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $1.5 billion in financing for the Philippines to help cushion families and businesses from the economic impact of…

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  13. ADB president Masato Kanda speaks at the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Metro Manila.

    ADB unveils $6-B ASEAN blue economy initiative

    The Asian Development Bank is committing up to $6 billion through 2030 to support Southeast Asia’s blue economy, including fisheries, aquaculture, coastal…

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  14. ADB President Masato Kanda speaks at the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Metro Manila

    ADB unveils $6B ASEAN blue economy initiative

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committing up to $6 billion through 2030 to support Southeast Asia’s blue economy, with the program targeting industries…

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