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Stocks higher, peso unchanged

March 18, 2019

Philippine stocks closed higher while the peso closed unchanged at P52.65 against the US dollar on Monday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished at 7,873.02 points, up 74.74. In the broader market, there were 94 gainers, 93 decliners and 54

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Fourth quarter BOP registers higher surplus; full-year 2018 deficit up

March 15, 2019

The balance of payments position (BOP) recorded a surplus of $2.8 billion in fourth quarter of 2018, higher than the $505 million surplus posted in the same quarter of the previous year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday.

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Stock up, peso slightly lower

March 15, 2019

Philippine stocks rose while the peso ended slightly lower against the US dollar on Friday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index settled at 7,798.28 points, up 47.86 points. In the broader market, there were 103 gainers, 88 decliners while 41  were

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External debt rose in fourth quarter: BSP

March 15, 2019

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno, said Friday outstanding external debt stood at $79 billion as of end-2018, up by $2.5 billion (or 3.3 percent) from the end-September 2018 level of $76.4 billion. The growth in the debt

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Personal remittances reach $2.7 billion in January 

March 15, 2019

Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos  grew by 3.4 percent year-on-year in January to reach $2.75 billion from $2.66 billion, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno announced Friday. Personal remittances from land-based workers with work contracts of one year

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Foreign portfolio investment transactions yield net inflows in February

March 14, 2019

Registered investments for February amounted to $1.4 billion, lower by 31.6 percent compared to the $2.1 billion for January, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Thursday. Year-on-year, however, inflows rose by 34.9 percent compared to the $1 billion for the

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PSE index, peso slightly lower

March 14, 2019

The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished 15.73 points lower to 7,750.42 points while the peso closed at P52.60 against the US dollar on Thursday. In the broader market, there were 107 decliners, 77 gainers while 49 were unchanged. Volume reached

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$20.1b FDI inflows over 2-year period ‘unprecedented’, says Dominguez

March 14, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the $20.1 billion in net foreign direct investments (FDIs) over 2017 and 2018 remain “unprecedented” and show the upward trajectory of FDI inflows is sustainable in the future.  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data

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