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  • DoF to wait for rate cuts before borrowing abroad

    THE PHILIPPINE government will wait for rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) before its planned external borrowings next year, according to the Finance chief.

  • NEDA open to adjusting rice tariffs before 2028

    THE GOVERNMENT is open to adjusting tariff rates on rice imports if global prices show a steady decline, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on Monday.

  • BSP may cut policy rate before Fed

    THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) can cut its policy rate before the US central bank despite a volatile peso, Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said on Tuesday.

  • Lawmakers urged to consider policy costing before approving new laws

    LAWMAKERS must consider the cost of proposed laws to ease pressure on the government’s finances, according to a think tank attached to the House of Representatives. “The Philippines presently has no office designated to do policy costing,” the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) said in a discussion paper.…

  • BSP needs to keep policy ‘tighter than before’ — HSBC

    THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG Pilipinas (BSP) may need to keep rates higher for longer or even hike rates further to cool inflation, HSBC said. This as it sees private consumption staying strong and spending patterns shifting as the Philippines inches closer to becoming an upper middle-income economy. In a report,…

  • BSP has room to ease before Fed

    THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) still has room to cut rates before the US Federal Reserve, analysts said, but warned of such a move’s impact on the peso.