Banks relaxed lending to companies and households in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday.

Based on the central bank’s Fourth Quarter 2017 Senior Bank Loan Officers Survey (SLOS), credit standards, as measured using the diffusion index (DI) approach, showed a net easing for loans sought by enterprises and households.

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