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Philippines: Potential liberalisation of foreign bank ownership

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09 Jun 2014

In June 2014, the government of Philippines announced changed rules for foreign investors.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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0 in force

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No implementation date

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FDI: Entry and ownership rule

On 9 June 2014, the Senate approved Bill no. 2159 'Liberalizing the Entry and Scope of Operations of Foreign Banks in the Philippines', allowing local banks to be fully owned by foreigners. It also gr...

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