ASEAN+3 growth seen easing to 4%
Growth across ASEAN+3 (10 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan and South Korea) will moderate to 4.0 percent in 2026 and remain at that level in 2027, down…
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Growth across ASEAN+3 (10 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan and South Korea) will moderate to 4.0 percent in 2026 and remain at that level in 2027, down…
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Monetary policy response to the oil price shock hinges on whether spillover effects materialize in domestic demand, where the BSP’s policy tools are most…
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The Asian Development Bank now projects Philippine gross domestic product growth at 4.4 percent for 2026 — a 0.9-percentage-point downgrade from its December…
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The oil price shock resulting from the conflict in the Middle East may trigger spillover inflationary effects in the coming months, according to the Bangko…
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Gross internal reserves dropped to $107.5 billion as of end-March, from February’s $112.7 billion record high. Still, the BSP said, ‘this level provides an…
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The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) declined to $107.5 billion as of end-March 2026, reversing the record-high level posted in February,…
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Electricity, food, postharvest, transport, and logistics costs for rice all grew due to higher fuel charges. Inflation rose 4.1 percent in march from 2.4…
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March headline inflation accelerated beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) projection, which the central bank largely attributed to higher fuel prices…
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Loans extended by banks’ foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) rose in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting steady demand for dollar funding from…
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The BoP deficit is projected to reach $7.8 billion in 2026 and $8.5 billion in 2027, or 1.5 percent and 1.6 percent of GDP, respectively, and deeper than the…
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Growth in domestic liquidity accelerated in February, while bank lending remained broadly steady, reflecting sustained credit activity despite tighter monetary…
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The Philippines’ external position is expected to remain under pressure through 2026 and 2027, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projecting a widening…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects inflation to rise within a range of 3.1 percent to 3.9 percent as the country braces for the first round of…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects inflation to rise within a range of 3.1 percent to 3.9 percent as the country braces for the first round of…
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Inflation likely rose to 3.9 percent in March — up from 2.4 percent in February but still within the government’s target range — as the first-round effects of…
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Business confidence had improved sharply in February, prior to the escalation of the Middle East conflict, pointed out the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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Business confidence improved sharply in February, prior to the escalation of the Middle East conflict, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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Residential property prices in the Philippines grew at their slowest pace in nearly six years, rising 1.6 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025,…
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