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(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 1-2 / JANUARY - MARCH 2003

[ BSP CIRCULAR NO. 363, December 13, 2002 ]

POLICY CHANGES IN ORDER TO HELP PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES



The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1699 dated 21 November 2002 as amended by Resolution No. 1768 dated 5 December 2002, approved the following policy changes in order to help promote the development of the small and medium enterprises:

1. To postpone the implementation of the market-based pricing mechanism for rediscount loans as provided for under Circular No. 354 dated 4 October 2002 for a period of one year from 4 October 2002 to 3 October 2003. During said period, the rediscount rate shall continue to be one (1) percentage point below the 91-day Treasury bill rate of the last auction week of the previous month. On 4 October 2003, the rediscount rate shall automatically revert to the market-based pricing mechanism provided for under Circular No. 354. 

2. To reduce the regular reserve requirement to 6 percent for demand deposits, deposit substitutes, and NOW accounts of thrift banks, and for demand deposits and NOW accounts of rural/cooperative banks. The applicable regular reserve requirements for thrift banks and rural/cooperative banks effective 21 November 2002 are as follows:                     


TYPES OF ACCOUNTS
TBs
RBs/Coop Banks
 
 
From
To
From
To
 
      
Demand Deposits
8%
6%
7%
6%
 
NOW Accounts
8%
6%
7%
6%
 
Deposit Substitutes
8%
6%
n.a.
n.a.
 
Savings Deposits
6%
6%
2%
2%
 
Time Deposits/Negotiable



 
 Certificates of Time



 
 Deposits/Long Term Non-



 
 Negotiable Tax- Exempt



 
 Certificates of Time



 
 Deposits
6%
6%
2%
2%
 

The liquidity reserve requirement for deposit and deposit substitute liabilities of thrift banks shall be maintained at 2 percent. 

Adopted: 13 Dec. 2002

(SGD.) RAFAEL B. BUENAVENTURA
  Governor

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