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Continent
Asia / Europe / /
Country
Philippines / /
Holiday
Maundy Thursday / Christmas / /
IndustryTerm
higher global food prices / lower food / electricity charges / real gross domestic product / agricultural products / power producers / food groups / energy consumption / Bank lending / manufacturing sector / bank / banking / Food inflation / oil prices / BPO BTr CAMPI CAR CBD CCRs CES CDS / non-food inflation / oil products / /
Customs Business Processing Outsourcing Bureau of the Treasury Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers / Technical Secretariat / Department of Economic Research / Bureau of Customs / Department of Finance / International Monetary Fund / National Statistics office Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Performance-based Rate Personal Consumption Expenditure Purchasing Managers / Agricultural Statistics Business Expectations Survey Bureau of Internal Revenue Bank / Bank of Japan / National Statistics Office / Period Advisory Committee / National Food Authority / US Fed / Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries / Department of the Treasury / Department of Budget and Management / Meeting Monetary Board / Center for Monetary and Financial Policy / Monetary Board / BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS / International Settlements Bureau / National Government / Development Authority / Development Budget Coordination Committee / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / National Economic and Development Authority / European Union / Advisory Committee / Fishery / and Forestry Asia Pacific Auto Loans Bureau / Inc. Capital Adequacy Ratio Central Business District Credit Card Receivables Consumer Expectations Survey Credit Default Swaps Confidence Index Consumer Price Index Development Budget Coordinating Committee Department / Council for Commuters Protection Net Domestic Assets National Economic Development Authority Net Foreign Assets / /
Person
Amando M. Tetangco / Jr. / Cesar V. Purisima Juanita / NEDA NFA NFIA NG NPC / Nestor A. Espenilla / Jr. / Sector Economists / Ignacio R. Bunye Peter / Cyd N. Tuaño-Amador / Monetary Stability / AL BAS BES BIR BIS / Peter B. Favila / C. Antonio Ignacio / M. TETANGCO / JR. / Juanita D. Amatong Nelly / Alfredo C. Antonio / Nelly F. Villafuerte Alfredo / /
Position
Jr. Governor / President / Ramona GDT Santiago Assistant Governor / Deputy Governor / Assistant Governor / Major Trading / Governor / Chairman / Executive / Multi-Equation Model Manila Electric Company Monthly Integrated Survey / Private / / /
FOREWORD T he primary objective of monetary policy is to promote a low and stable rate of inflation conducive to a balanced and sustainable economic growth. The adoption in January