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MANILA -- The Philippine central bank governor, Nestor Espenilla, a career banker who rose through the ranks to reach the top, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 60. (confirmed by 3 sources) [1]

MANILA -- The Philippine central bank is considering to hold an extraordinary policy meeting this month to fight rising prices and the falling peso. [2]

MANILA -- The Philippine central bank has come under increased pressure to tighten monetary policy more aggressively this week, after inflation figures announced on Tuesday continued to surge past the government's target and beat market estimates. [3]

MANILA The Philippine central bank must address policy uncertainty and cybersecurity risks if it is to maintain economic growth and stability under its new chief, says former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Amando Tetangco. [4]

MANILA -- Inflation in the Philippines reached a fresh nine-year high in August, hitting a level that could pressure the country's central bank to further tighten monetary policy and hurt growth prospects for the rest of the year. (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-02-24 · 100% match

Philippine central bank chief Espenilla dies from cancer

MANILA -- The Philippine central bank governor, Nestor Espenilla, a career banker who rose through the ranks to reach the top, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 60.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-07 · 100% match

Philippine central bank eyes emergency meeting to tame prices

MANILA -- The Philippine central bank is considering to hold an extraordinary policy meeting this month to fight rising prices and the falling peso.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-07 · 100% match

Surging Philippine prices pressure central bank on rate hike

MANILA -- The Philippine central bank has come under increased pressure to tighten monetary policy more aggressively this week, after inflation figures announced on Tuesday continued to surge past the government's target and beat market estimates.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-13 · 100% match

Philippines' ex-central bank head issues caution for future

MANILA The Philippine central bank must address policy uncertainty and cybersecurity risks if it is to maintain economic growth and stability under its new chief, says former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Amando Tetangco.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-05 · 100% match

Philippine inflation at nine-year high, pressures central bank

MANILA -- Inflation in the Philippines reached a fresh nine-year high in August, hitting a level that could pressure the country's central bank to further tighten monetary policy and hurt growth prospects for the rest of the year.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-08 · 100% match

Duterte's new central bank chief signals potential rate cut

MANILA -- The Philippines' new central bank governor Benjamin Diokno on March 8 signaled a potential interest cut if inflation continues to decelerate and return to target this year.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-05 · 100% match

Duterte names budget chief Diokno as central bank head

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno as the Philippines' new central bank governor, surprising observers who had expected the choice of an insider to manage inflation and set policy.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-30 · 100% match

Bangladesh Bank chasing stolen funds in Philippines

MANILA -- Bangladesh Bank wants Rizal Commercial Banking (RCBC) in the Philippines to return the balance of $81 million stolen from the central bank's account in New York early this year.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-03-24 · 100% match

Bangladesh Bank cybertheft leaves Philippine authorities rattled

NEW DELHI/MANILA The whopping $81 million loss by Bangladesh's central bank in one of history's biggest cyber heists has left the Philippines -- where the money wound up -- scrambling to save face.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-10 · 100% match

Philippine court finds banker guilty over Bangladesh Bank heist

MANILA -- A Philippine court found former bank manager Maia Santos-Deguito guilty of money laundering offenses on Thursday, in the first criminal conviction related to the 2016 heist of Bangladesh's central bank.

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