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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and French Agency Tie up to Boost Financial Inclusion in the Philippines
Source: INQUIRER.net
The central bank has tied up with the official development agency of the French government to boost financial inclusion in the country, especially among rural and women-owned enterprises.
At an online briefing on 16 September Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said the agency has received a 700,000-euro grant—equivalent to PHP 41 million at the prevailing exchange rate—from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for this undertaking.
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