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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

August inflation edges up to 2.9%

By Rica Delfinado | September 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Consumer prices edged up to 2.9 percent in August, but the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said inflation remained well below the full-year target and there was no need to change its neutral position on interest...

Business

Inflation steady at 3.6% in May

By Rica Delfinado | June 6, 2002 - 12:00am

The inflation rate remained steady at 3.6 percent in May as the prices of food, beverage and tobacco, which make up a big chunk of the consumer price index basket, dropped significantly from the previous month,...

Business

RP’s trade surplus posts sharp decline in 2001

By Rica Delfinado | February 20, 2002 - 12:00am

The country’s trade surplus recorded a dramatic decline in 2001 as exports slowed sharply last year because of a global slump in demand for the country’s biggest shipments – electronics and computer...

Business

Export decline eases in October

December 5, 2001 - 12:00am

The decline in Philippine exports eased in October despite uncertainties over the economic impact of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, and analysts were cautiously optimistic the worst of the downturn is...

Business