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Bank lending growth reaches 3-month high (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Bank lending growth accelerated to a three-month high in August as businesses continued to tap credit, offsetting a further slowdown in household borrowing. Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that loans extended by universal and commercial banks grew by 11 percent year-on-year in August, faster than the 10.4-percent expansion in July. The latest pace was the fastest since May, when bank lending grew by 12.1 percent. Outstanding loans reached
Government eyes retail dollar bond offer by year-end (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) is considering a retail dollar bond offering before year-end as the government looks to tap domestic investors for its financing needs. National Treasurer Sharon Almanza said the government is still exploring a new issuance of retail dollar bonds (RDBs), or dollar-denominated government securities, that allow individual investors to lend to the state and earn interest in dollars. During a media briefing, Almanza said an RDB issuance remains
Forex loans rise to $16.3 billion in Q2 (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Banks’ foreign currency loans rose by 5.6 percent to $16.31 billion in the second quarter from $15.44 billion in the previous quarter, driven mainly by stronger borrowing by exporters and other industries, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. These borrowings are known as foreign currency deposit unit (FCDU) loans, or loans denominated in foreign currencies and extended through banks authorized to conduct foreign currency transactions. Outstanding FCDU loans also increased
Government debt piles up to P19.6 trillion in August (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The national government’s outstanding debt climbed to a new record high of P19.61 trillion at the end of August as fresh borrowings and a weaker peso pushed up both domestic and foreign obligations. The debt stock grew by 1.1 percent from P19.39 trillion at end-July, according to data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). It was also 12.2 percent higher than the P17.47 trillion recorded in August last year. National government debt refers to the total outstanding obligatio
Inflation seen at highest level in over three years (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Inflation may have accelerated to as high as 7.4 percent in September, potentially the fastest pace in three-and-a-half years, as bad weather lifted food prices while costlier fuel and a weaker peso added to price pressures. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said headline inflation, or the overall increase in prices of goods and services commonly purchased by households, likely settled between 6.4 and 7.4 percent in September. This would be faster than the 6.1-percent r
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