MONETARY authorities on Thursday raised key interest rates for the third time this year to contain rising inflation.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy-setting Monetary Board raised its key interest rates by 50 basis points (bps), bringing its overnight borrowing, lending and deposit rates to 4 percent, 4.50 percent, and 3.50 percent, respectively.

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