Pandemic crimped Q3 corporate demand for dollar loans from local banks

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MANILA, Philippines — The decline in cash requirements companies coupled with more stringent lending policies of banks during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic resulted in a decline in dollar-denominated loans granted by banks at the end of the third quarter, according to the country’s monetary regulator.

In a statement, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said that, as of end-September 2020, outstanding loans granted by Foreign Currency Deposit Units of banks stood at $17.3 billion.

This was lower by $702 million or 3.9 percent from the end-June 2020 level of $18 billion as principal repayments exceeded disbursements.

“The decline in FCDU lending may be due to …

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