Philippines to keep interest rates unchanged for some time yet

The central bank in the Philippines (BSP) surprised nobody with its decision to leave its main policy rate on hold earlier today at 3.0%. Looking ahead, with inflation set to remain low and growth likely to stay strong, we expect interest rates to remain unchanged not just until the end of this year, but throughout 2017 as well.

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