Philippines to ease rules on bank investments

Amando Tetangco, governor of the central bank of the Philippines, has said rules concerning bank investments in overseas assets are to be eased.

Observers say this could ease the upward pressure on the peso, which reached a seven-year high of 44.70 to the dollar today. Tetangco told reporters that "we want to give banks and non-banks greater latitude for making investment decisions."

He gave no details of the measures, which may be introduced in the third quarter of this year.

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