Eli Remolona

GIR comprises foreign-denominated securities, foreign exchange and other reserve assets, such as gold

Under the new measures, the bank lowered growth caps for several types of loans

On a yearly basis, producer prices rose 6.9 percent in April, marking the sharpest increase since October 2022

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food — came in at 1.4%, lower than the 1.7% expected by economists polled by Reuters and below the 1.8% reading in March

Philippine banks grow assets 8.3% in February

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projects April headline inflation to settle within 5.6 to 6.4 percent, marking another monthly surge in overall prices as spillover effects of the oil shock continue to spread across more goods and services

Inflation at the top end, if realized, would be the highest since April 2023’s 6.6 percent

Based on its latest Business Expectations Survey, the March business confidence index (CI) fell sharply to -24.3 percent — a 32.5-percentage-point drop from 8.2 percent in February — which the central bank attributed to lingering concerns over the Middle East conflict

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s rate hike to 4.50 percent and rising inflation expectations

The Philippines’ peso-denominated government securities are set to be included in J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index–Emerging Markets beginning 29 January 2027, a move welcomed by economic managers as a major step in deepening the country’s capital markets

The conflict’s escalation in March led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a global chokepoint that handles about 20 percent of the world’s oil supply

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global maintained its bullish outlook on the long-term growth of the Philippine economy despite the lingering effects of the flood control scandal and the Middle East energy crisis

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 macroeconomic impacts from the Middle East conflict

Philippine central bank holds off-cycle meeting, the first in Asia to do so

Philippines Central Bank Warns Oil at $100 May Trigger Rate Hike

Philippines Central Bank Warns Oil at $100 May Trigger Rate Hike

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) will release the crucial Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures on March 3

The move to lower the overnight reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% came after economic growth slowed to a near five‑year low of 3.0% last quarter

The circular, issued on 18 September 2025, requires transactions exceeding the threshold to be done through traceable channels such as checks, online transfers, direct deposits, or digital payments