MANILA: The Philippine central bank will likely keep policy accommodative over the next two years to deal with lingering economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, governor Benjamin Diokno said yesterday.
“We know that this crisis may be protracted,” Diokno said when asked how long the central bank will continue its bond-buying and liquidity support programmes. “At least for the next maybe two years, we’ll be willing to accommodate the economy.”
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