‘Sources of resilience’ to shield PH economy from ‘external headwinds’ — BSP exec

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:24:47 +0000

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier speaks during The Manila Times 9th Business Forum: The Philippine Economic Outlook for 2019 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City on Wednesday, March 06, 2019. PHOTO BY JOSEPH GERARD SEGUIA

THE Philippines has “sources of resilience” that will shield the economy from external headwinds.

“While we are not completely immune to external headwinds, we believe that we have sources of resilience that would keep the economy stable,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier told particiants of the The Manila Times 9th Business Forum in Makati City on Wednesday.

Fonacier said these sources of resilience included the decelerating inflation rate, high dollar reserves and the strong Philippine banking system. MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO 

 

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