THE country’s balance of payments (BoP) deficit ballooned in September, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday, hitting an over four-year high and boosting the year-to-date figure past the $5-billion mark.
September’s $2.696 billion result reversed the $1.272-billion and $24-million surpluses recorded in August and a year earlier. It was the largest since January 2014 when the payments position stood at a deficit of $4.48 billion.
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