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Interviews & Viewpoints | Benjamin E Diokno, Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP): Interview from The Report: Philippines 2021
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sanjiv Vohra, President and CEO, Security Bank: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2021
Articles & Analysis | Steps to boost financial inclusion in the Philippines from The Report: Philippines 2021
The Philippines’ financial services sector entered the Covid-19 pandemic on a solid footing, thanks to decades of regulatory reform to address the vulnerabilities exposed by the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Strong capital buffers, high levels of provisioning and near-universal public health cover insulated the country from many of the...
Articles & Analysis | How Asia Pacific is navigating the effects of climate change from The Report: Philippines 2021
Recent years have seen the issue of climate change and its ecological and economic effects move more clearly into the spotlight. It is now widely accepted that the planet cannot sustain current high-carbon industrial and consumer behaviours. With better and more reliable scientific knowledge on the subject available, economic models used to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | President Rodrigo Roa Duterte: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2021
To what extent has legislation been utilised over the course of 2020 to mitigate the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Articles & Analysis | Philippine insurers seek to boost coverage and revenue from The Report: Philippines 2021
While the pandemic has placed extra strain on the Philippines’ health care system, increased awareness of health risks could lead to a spike in private insurance coverage. With around 415,000 recorded cases and 8000 virus-related deaths as of mid-November, 2020, the Philippines has been one of the hardest-hit countries in South-east Asia...