LOANS provided by banks to the agriculture and agrarian reform sector grew by 15.26 percent in the first half of 2019, but fell short of the mandated threshold, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed over the weekend.

The banking system set aside P726.14 billion as funds for the sector in January-June, a P96.16-billion increase from P629.98 billion in the same period in 2018.

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