BIZ BUZZ: New general counsel at BSP?

BIZ BUZZ: New general counsel at BSP?

After months of searching, it looks like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may have found its new general counsel in Roberto Figueroa. Figueroa, who was general counsel of HSBC, has already been receiving congratulatory messages from fellow lawyers, although the BSP is yet to make any appointment official. In case he does land the […]...Keep on reading: BIZ BUZZ: New general counsel at BSP?

BSP seeking to expand share of youth holding bank accounts from current 27% - BusinessWorld Online

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is seeking to raise the level of financial inclusion for young people from the current 27% of 15 to 19-year-olds holding bank accounts. The central bank launched on Monday the Youth Financial Inclusion Initiative (YFI), a component of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022-2028. A recent report by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office estimated a Philippine median age of 24.5 years in…

BSP wants youth to be financially literate

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday launched the Youth Financial Inclusion (YFI) Initiative, which aims to help Filipino youth become more financial

With YFI initiative, BSP wants more young Filipinos to be financially literate | Reine Juvierre S. Alberto

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is counting on the youth to influence the economy and become more financially literate.  In virtual launch on Monday, the BSP kicked off the Youth Financial Inclusion (YFI) initiative and gathered about 300 participants, mainly composed of students.  Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that…