PDate: 12/28/2023
Content: ​Transactions on foreign investments registered with the BSP, through AABs, in November 2023 recorded net inflows of US$673 million resulting from the US$1.6 billion gross inflows and the US$902 million gross outflows for the...

PDate: 12/27/2023
Content: ​The Regional Trial Court of Makati City has convicted a former officer of the closed Rural Bank of Mabini (Batangas), Inc. (RB Mabini) for violating the General Banking Law of 2000 and the New Central Bank Act.The criminal c...

PDate: 11/27/2023
Content: ​CALAMBA CITY JOINS PALENG-QR PH PLUS. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Regional Director Tomas J. Cariño, Jr. (third from left) led the launching of Paleng-Qr Ph Plus in Calamba City with (from left) Calamba City Barangay 5 Chair...

PDate: 11/23/2023
Content:  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and the members of the Cabinet in highlighting the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals and investment oppo...

PDate: 11/21/2023
Content: ​Three courts in General Santos City, South Cotabato have convicted former officers of the closed Sarangani Rural Bank, Inc. (SRBI) for violating the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB), ...

PDate: 11/20/2023
Content: ​The country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of US$1.5 billion in October 2023, higher than the US$711 million BOP surplus recorded in the same month last year. The BOP surplus in October 2023 re...

PDate: 11/20/2023
Content: Photo shows (from left) BSP Director Ellen Joyce L. Suficiencia with TradeAdvisors Chief Executive Officer Atty. Anthony A. Abad, Agrilever Philippines Co-Founder Atty. Arthur C. Yap, and International Finance Corporation Cou...

PDate: 11/18/2023
Content: ​Cotabato City is now part of the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program that promotes digital payments through quick response (QR) codes in markets,  and public transport hubs.  The  program launch was led by Cotabato City...

PDate: 11/16/2023
Content: ​At its meeting on monetary policy today, the Monetary Board decided to keep the BSP’s Target Reverse Repurchase (RRP) Rate unchanged at 6.50 percent. Accordingly, the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facil...

PDate: 11/15/2023
Content: ​Personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in September 2023 reached US$3.23 billion, 2.6 percent higher than the US$3.15 billion recorded in the same month last year. The growth in personal remittances in September ...

PDate: 11/14/2023
Content: ​The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1207.A dated 14 September 2023, has approved the cancellation of BSP registration of AGUINALDO NETWORK INTERNATIONAL INC. as MSB with a Type "A” RA with MC/FXD operations pursua...

PDate: 11/14/2023
Content: ​The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kicks off today the 2023 Financial Education Stakeholders (Fin-Ed) Congress, themed "Unlocking Financial Freedom through Holistic Financial Empowerment” at the SMX Convention Center...

PDate: 11/13/2023
Content: ​Preliminary data showed that domestic liquidity (M3) grew by 7.9 percent year-on-year to about ₱16.6 trillion in September from 6.8 percent in August. On a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis, M3 increased by about 1.0 ...

PDate: 11/13/2023
Content: ​Preliminary data indicated that outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs), net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the BSP, increased by 6.5 percent year-on-year in September from 7.2 percent in Aug...

PDate: 11/11/2023
Content: ​Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Philippines’ “BBB” credit rating, which is a notch above the minimum investment grade, and has kept the outlook on the rating at “stable.” Since December 2017, the Philippines has maintained a ...

PDate: 11/10/2023
Content: ​Foreign direct investment (FDI) posted net inflows of US$789 million in August 2023, slightly lower than the US$792 million net inflows recorded in the same month last year (Figure 1).1,2 The marginal decline in FDI net infl...

PDate: 11/9/2023
Content:  The domestic economy’s total saving reached P3.7 trillion in 2020, 26.1 percent lower than the P5 trillion recorded in 2019 due primarily to the lockdown measures implemented by the government to control the spread of CO...

PDate: 11/9/2023
Content: ​The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in its continued commitment to transparency and good governance, releases information on the issuance of Monetary Board opinions (MBOs) on the proposed domestic borrowings of local gover...

PDate: 11/8/2023
Content: Shown above is a snapshot of representatives of member-agencies of the Islamic Finance Coordination Forum during its first meeting on 7 July 2023.The Islamic Finance Coordination Forum (IFCF) affirms the commitment of member-a...

PDate: 11/7/2023
Content: Headline inflation dropped to 4.9 percent year-on-year in October from 6.1 percent in September and was below the BSP’s forecast range of 5.1-5.9 percent for the month. The resulting year-to-date average of 6.4 percent remains...

PDate: 11/7/2023
Content: ​The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) level, based on preliminary data, rose to US$101.1 billion as of end-October 2023 from the end-September 2023 level of US$98.1 billion.1 The latest GIR level represents a more ...

PDate: 11/7/2023
Content: ​Effective 08 November 2023, the applicable rediscount rates for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Peso Rediscount Facility and Exporters’ Dollar and Yen Rediscount Facility are as follows:a. Peso Rediscount Facility ​...

PDate: 11/6/2023
Content: ​Alongside improving macroeconomic fundamentals, the Report on the Philippine Financial System for the First Semester of 2023 shows that the Philippine financial system continued its robust performance and supported economic a...

PDate: 11/4/2023
Content: ​BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. (center, in dark suit) led central bank officials at the recognition ceremony for the outstanding partners of the BSP Head Office last Friday, 27 October.  They included, from left, Depu...

PDate: 11/4/2023
Content: ​The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) joined the celebration of the 34th National Statistics Month (NSM) by conducting an online public information campaign on the economic, monetary, and financial statistics it produces regu...

PDate: 11/3/2023
Content: ​The cancellation of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas registration to operate as FXD/MC of LADY DIAMOND FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE was approved by the Monetary Board in its Resolution No. 1414.A dated 22 September 2022 pursuant t...

PDate: 10/31/2023
Content: ​The BSP projects October 2023 inflation to settle within the range of 5.1 to 5.9 percent. Higher prices of electricity, LPG, fruits, and fish, as well as the recent adjustment in jeepney fares are the primary sources of upwa...

PDate: 10/31/2023
Content: ​Based on preliminary results of the Other Financial Corporations Survey, the domestic claims of the other financial corporations rose at an accelerated pace of 19.2 percent in Q2 2023 from the 12.2 percent year-on-year growt...

PDate: 10/27/2023
Content: ​The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) once again reminds BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) offering PESONet and InstaPay services to ensure the availability of customer services during holidays and non-working da...

PDate: 10/27/2023
Content: ​The Monetary Board on 26 October 2023 decided to take off-cycle action to raise the BSP’s Target Reverse Repurchase Rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent. Accordingly, the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lendin...