SLUGGISH economic growth and a still benign inflation outlook provide the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) with ample room to deliver a sixth straight interest rate cut at its first policy meeting this year, analysts said.
Based on a BusinessWorld poll conducted last week, all 16 analysts surveyed expect the Monetary Board to reduce the target reverse repurchase rate anew by 25 basis points (bps) on Thursday, Feb. 19.
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