Loans extended by banks to micro up to large enterprises have hit P197 billion since the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) eased the reserve requirement rules for lenders.

In a report released over the weekend, the central bank said for the week ending last March 25, loans extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) used as alternative compliance amounted to P163.5 billion, translating to 11.5 percent of total required reserves.

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