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                    [Title] => ‘Arrovo’ P100- bill printer escapes being blacklisted
                    [Summary] => The French company that misprinted the name of President Arroyo on P100 bills last year will not be disqualified from bidding for future printing contracts for  negotiable instruments of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).


The BSP said yesterday that the company can still qualify for future bidding contracts although there is no requirement at present to outsource the printing of local currencies.


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                    [Title] => GMA orders DFA to resolve shortage of RP passports
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday Vice President and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona to immediately resolve the reported shortage of Philippine passports.


The Chief Executive told reporters during a regular luncheon media briefing that she has told Guingona to thresh out the shortage with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which prints the country’s passport booklets.


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                    [Summary] => The Monetary Board (MB), the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has kept its key rates unchanged on concerns inflation levels could go up.


The MB maintained the overnight borrowing and lending rates at nine percent and 11.25 percent, respectively.


In a statement, the MB said that while inflation in the first five months has been stable, "certain upside risks remain."


There are concerns the inflation level could be on the upswing, especially with the depreciation of the peso against the dollar.


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DEPUTY GOVERNOR ARMANDO SURATOS

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RP foreign exchange reserves level hits new high of $39.6 billion

By Des Ferriols | July 8, 2009 - 12:00am

The country’s gross foreign exchange reserves reached $39.6 billion in June, charting a new record high that would support payments for imports and maturing debt.

Business

‘Arrovo’ P100- bill printer escapes being blacklisted

By Des Ferriols | May 5, 2006 - 12:00am

The French company that misprinted the name of President Arroyo on P100 bills last year will not be disqualified from bidding for future printing contracts for negotiable instruments of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Business

BSP keeps key rates steady

By Des Ferriols | September 27, 2002 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) left key interest rates unchanged at decade lows yesterday, but economists said monetary policy could be eased later in the year or early in 2003 due to external risks and soft...

Business

GMA orders DFA to resolve shortage of RP passports

March 21, 2002 - 12:00am

President Arroyo ordered yesterday Vice President and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona to immediately resolve the reported shortage of Philippine passports. The Chief Executive told reporters during a...

Headlines

Inflation fears prompt BSP to keep rates steady

By Rocel Felix | June 15, 2001 - 12:00am

The Monetary Board (MB), the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has kept its key rates unchanged on concerns inflation levels could go up. The MB maintained the overnight borrowing and...

Business

Inflation fears prompt BSP to keep rates steady

By Rocel Felix | June 15, 2001 - 12:00am

The Monetary Board (MB), the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has kept its key rates unchanged on concerns inflation levels could go up. The MB maintained the overnight borrowing and...

Business