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(NAR) VOL. 9 NO. 2 / APRIL - JUNE 1998
[ BSP CIRCULAR NO. 159, March 24, 1998 ]
PROVISION/ALLOWANCE FOR PROBABLE LOAN LOSSES
Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 357 dated 4 March 1998, the provisions of the first paragraph of Subsecs. ______ 306.6 (Books I to III) and 4306Q.6 (Book IV) of the Manual of Regulations for Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries are hereby amended to read as follows:
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 24 Mar. 1998
(SGD.) GABRIEL C. SINGSON
Governor
"Transitory provision. The two percent (2%) general provision for probable loan losses shall be fully set up within TWO (2) years, as follows:Provided: That where the total amount of allowance to be set-up would impair a bank's net worth, the period may be extended by the Monetary Board."
1% by 1 October 1998
1 ½% by 1 April 1999; and
2% by 1 October 1999.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 24 Mar. 1998
(SGD.) GABRIEL C. SINGSON
Governor