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Low imports mean low take-up of foreign bank loans in Q3

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | December 29, 2020 - 3:50pm

Banks lent out $17.3 billion under the foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) as of September, 3.9% down from previous q...

Business

Weak demand for loans seen in banks' foreign units, too

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | September 30, 2020 - 7:03pm

Foreign currency loans granted by Philippine banks sagged quarter-on-quarter in June amid anemic demand for dollars.

Business

Banks’ foreign currency loans up in 2019 — BSP

March 31, 2020 - 5:33pm

FCDUs are units of a local bank or a local branch of a foreign bank authorized by the BSP to process in transactions involving...

Business

BSP sets new rules on forex transactions

By Kathleen Martin | November 8, 2013 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) introduced yesterday new rules on foreign exchange (FX) transactions as it continues...

Business

Philippine FCDU loans in Q1 up 14.3%

June 30, 2011 - 5:55pm

Outstanding loans granted by Foreign Currency Deposit Units (FCDUs) of banks reached 5.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter, up 14.3 percent on year, with loan disbursement outpacing principal repayments,...

Foreign currency lending up 18.1 percent in Phl in fourth quarter, 2010: central bank

March 31, 2011 - 11:30pm

Outstanding loans granted by Foreign Currency Deposit Units (FCDUs) of banks reached $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 18.1 percent year on year, with loan disbursement outpacing principal repay...

FCDU loans up to $4.8B in Q3

January 2, 2010 - 12:00am

Foreign currency loans granted by banks increased by four percent in the third quarter of the year from the second quarter as loan releases outpaced principal repayments, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) r...

Business

Foreign currency loans down 10% to $4.62 billion

By Lawrence Agcaoili | October 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Foreign currency loans granted by banks fell 10 percent in the second quarter of this year from the previous quarter as borrowers turned to peso loans to avoid foreign exchange risks, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Business

Forex loans granted by banks down 5%

By Des Ferriols | July 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Foreign currency loans granted by banks declined by five percent in the first quarter of the year — reflecting the general drop in the country’s imports.

Business

FCDU loans up 10.2% in ’07

By Des Ferriols | April 4, 2008 - 12:00am

Business