PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​Outstanding loans from universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) rose anew in May, driven both by loans to businesses and individual consumers. Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) show that loans from...

PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​Domestic liquidity (M3), or the amount of money in the economy, grew by 5.5 percent year-on-year to about ₱18.4 trillion in May, from 5.8 percent in April, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BS...

PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) rose in June 2025 mainly due to foreign currency deposits by the national government with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and income from BSP investments.GIR grew from ...

PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​The Philippines continues to make headway in digital payments.The share of digital payments to total monthly retail transactions rose to 57.4 percent in terms of volume and 59.0 percent in terms of value, the Bangko Sentral ng...

PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​Effective 08 July 2025, the applicable interest rates for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Discount Window Facility (DWF) are as follows:a.    Peso​Loan MaturityRate (%)​​1 – 90 days6.3854​​91 – 180 day...

PDate: 7/7/2025
Content: ​The Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the country’s financial system amid shifting global and local conditions. The FSCC welcomed new Securities and Exchange Commission (...

PDate: 7/4/2025
Content: ​Nasa litrato sina Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. (pangalawa mula sa kanan) kasama sina (from left) dating Governor Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Benjamin E. Diokno, at Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. sa paglulun...

PDate: 7/4/2025
Content: ​Headline inflation rose slightly to 1.4 percent year-on-year in June from 1.3 percent in May, within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 1.1 to 1.9 percent for the month. Average inflation for the first six mont...

PDate: 7/4/2025
Content: ​Photo shows Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. (second from right) with (from left) former Governors Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Benjamin E. Diokno, and Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. at the launch of the book se...

PDate: 7/3/2025
Content: ​The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will issue a circular meant to protect users of digital platforms from risks associated with online gambling, in line with the BSP's financial consumer protection agenda and financial heal...

PDate: 7/1/2025
Content:
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Managing Director Charina B. De Vera-Yap (left photo) with Nueva Vizcaya Credit Surety Fund Cooperative officers led by its Chairperson Arnel Domincel (right photo, middle) during the kickoff...

PDate: 6/30/2025
Content: ​The country’s net external liability position eased by 7.4 percent quarter-on-quarter from  P3.8 trillion in Q3 2024 to P3.5 trillion in Q4 2024. This overall improvement was primarily driven by the lower net external li...

PDate: 6/30/2025
Content: ​Foreign-denominated bank loans slightly declined by 0.2 percent to US$15.78 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). On a year-on-yea...

PDate: 6/30/2025
Content: ​The BSP projects June 2025 inflation to settle within the range of 1.1 to 1.9 percent. Upward price pressures for the month are likely to be driven by higher meat and vegetable prices, elevated oil prices, and the depreciatio...

PDate: 6/30/2025
Content: ​The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) is expected to register deficits of about 1 percent of GDP in 2025 and 2026. This outlook reflects a continued current account shortfall and moderating financial flows. While the dom...

PDate: 10/18/2024
Content: ​​​The country’s overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of US$3.5 billion in September 2024, a reversal from the US$414 million BOP deficit recorded in September 2023. The BOP surplus in September 2024 re...

PDate: 10/17/2024
Content: ​The Monetary Board on 16 October 2024 decided to reduce the BSP’s Target Reverse Repurchase Rate by 25 basis points to 6.00 percent. Accordingly, the interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities were set to...

PDate: 10/17/2024
Content: ​Photo shows (from left)  BSP Bank Officer Lizette O. Antonio and Deputy Director Arnel Adrian C. Salva, Bureau of Treasury Region VI Director Gary Angel S. Mana-ay, BPI Wealth Investment Advisor Maryann Julie Chan repre...

PDate: 10/17/2024
Content: ​Sari-sari store owner Vilma Guray deposits her coins in the Coin Deposit Machine. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has collected more than PHP1 billion through its Coin Deposit Machines (CoDMs) as of 11 October 2024, ju...

PDate: 10/16/2024
Content: ​At its monetary policy meeting today, the Monetary Board decided to reduce the BSP’s Target Reverse Repurchase (RRP) Rate by 25 basis points to 6.0 percent. The interest rates on the overnight deposit and lending facilities ...

PDate: 10/15/2024
Content: ​Personal remittances from Overseas Filipinos (OFs) grew by 3.3 percent to US$3.20 billion in August 2024 from US$3.10 billion registered in August 2023. The expansion in personal remittances in August 2024 was due to higher ...

PDate: 10/11/2024
Content: ​Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona (left) administered the oath of office to Atty. Elmore O. Capule (right) as the new BSP Deputy Governor for the Corporate Services Sector on 10 October 2024 at the B...

PDate: 10/10/2024
Content: ​Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows in July 2024 increased by 5.5 percent year-on-year to reach US$820 million from the US$778 million net  inflows recorded in July 2023 (Figure 1).1,2 The improvement in FDI was...

PDate: 10/9/2024
Content: ​BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona (front row, fifth from right), BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (front row, sixth from left), and Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John E. Uy (cent...

PDate: 10/8/2024
Content: ​On 7 October 2024, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. and Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput led the BSP-BOT High-Level Bilateral Meeting to exchange views and strengt...

PDate: 10/7/2024
Content: ​The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) level, based on preliminary data, reached an all-time high of US$112.0 billion as of end-September 2024 from the end-August 2024 level of US$107.9 billion.1 The latest GIR...

PDate: 10/7/2024
Content: ​Effective 08 October 2024, 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 ​L...

PDate: 10/7/2024
Content:  Dumaguete City has joined Philippine towns and cities that have adopted Paleng-QR PH Plus, following the program’s launch at the Negros Oriental capital on 25 September 2024. The launch event, held at the city’s public m...