Philippines
Confidence in dollar undiminished since April, says BIS’s Shin
Institution’s head of monetary and economic policy says no hard evidence of shift from US currency
Nexus’s new CEO on the future of the cross-border payments platform
Nexus Global Payments CEO Andrew McCormack discusses the multi-lateral instant payments system’s technical build-out, governance and launch strategy
Investors pledge $510m to Singapore’s green investment fund
Central bank says venture will finance sustainable infrastructure across Asia
Nexus will connect at least three Asian countries by 2027 – CEO
Company expects to announce winning bidder for contract to build payments platform by year’s end
Philippines eases policy 25bp to 5% ‘Goldilocks zone’
BSP governor says one more cut likely this year as bank cites risks posed by US trade policy
People: BSP appoints new deputy governor for supervision
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Philippines cuts policy rate by 25bp
Central bank points to improved outlook for inflation, as well as threats to growth from global events
Philippines resumes easing cycle with quarter-point cut
Inflation slows but growth risks increase amid “more challenging” external environment, BSP says
Central Banking Awards 2025: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
Central Banking Awards 2025: final winners announced
Last group of awards includes governor of the year and lifetime achievement
Philippines unexpectedly pauses easing cycle
BSP would have continued cutting if not for “uncertainty over trade policy”, governor says
Japan and Philippines renew swap agreement
China also renews 15 billion yuan currency swap line with Nigeria
Central Bank of the Philippines cuts policy rate by 25bp
Third reduction in a row follows Fed’s quarter-point cut
BSP completes wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept tests
Central bank names off-hours interbank payments as potential use case
Philippines launches new interest rate swap market
Central bank says platform could boost trading and liquidity in domestic bonds
Central bankers weigh up prospects for Project Nexus
Policy-makers from Asean states, India and EU discuss goals for multilateral cross-border payments link
Philippines central bank cuts reserve requirement ratios
Move follows rate cut in August
Philippines cuts rates by 25bp
Inflation moving towards target, central bank says
Philippines to issue up to four more digital bank licences
New entrants must bring new services to the table, central bank says
BSP launches fully automated intraday settlement facility
Central bank aims to ease gridlocks in fund transfers via its real-time gross settlement system
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance