Gov't to repay P540-B BSP debt in advance
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (file photo) MANILA - Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has informed the Monetary Board (MB) that the national government (NG) will repay the full amount of its outstanding PHP540-billion provisional advances to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this week, ahead of the January 12, 2022 maturity date, aside from downsizing its request for liquidity support to PHP300 billion next year amid an improved economic outlook. Dominguez, in a letter addressed to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno, said the lower amount of PHP300 billion to be requested by the go...