PH banks ‘well-equipped’ vs corporate debts fallout

Corporate debts in the Philippines are high but banks can handle if it escalates to any conglomerate fallout, International credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said.

In its Sector In-Depth report titled “Banks — Asia-Pacific: Risks from leveraged corporates grow as macroeconomic conditions worsen” released on Monday, the debt watcher noted high levels of corporate leverage across Asia-Pacific, which were boosted by a prolonged period of low interest rates.