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BSP likely to hold rates, says OCBC
Manila Bulletin
|February 11, 2026
Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (OCBC) sees the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) likely keeping its 4.5-percent key interest rate unchanged through 2026, despite the risk that the flood-control corruption controversy could continue to weigh on the economy.
“Our base case is for the BSP to remain on hold in 2026,” OCBC wrote in a commentary published last month. This reinforces the central bank’s latest signal that the monetary policy easing cycle is approaching its end.
This story is from the February 11, 2026 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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