The amount of foreign debts being settled before maturity has declined in the first half of the year, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed.

The BSP reported on Friday that debt prepayments on medium- and long-term foreign loans fell by 16 percent to $1.541 billion in the first six months of 2016, compared with $1.834 billlion in the first half of 2015.

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