BANK loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) increased to more than P200 billion after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) lowered the reserve requirement rules for lenders, according to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno.

"For the week ending 31 October 2021, the banking system allocated an average of P202.2 billion loans for MSMEs as alternative compliance with the reserve requirements," he announced at the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines' Arangkada Philippines forum on Wednesday.

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