This article attempts to study the Philippine experience with financial liberalization. In particular, it examines the impact of interest rate reforms on the flow of loanable funds in the organized financial market.

Analysis of the performance of rural, private commercial and private development banks indicates that while private commercial banks has done intensive savings mobilization drive outside NCR, the performance of these three financial institutions depend on their operating policy framework and the...

This paper attempts to describe and analyze the extent of problems in the Philippine financial system, their causes, regulatory and supervisory responses to such problems and the incidence of the costs of bank failures. These are all in the hope of providing lessons that are useful in...

While the ASEAN has achieved peace and stability in the region, it has nothing significant to boast about its economic achievements. This study examines the ASEAN financial cooperative efforts and their implications for improving intra-ASEAN trade and investment. The Philippine perspective is...

Despite the pawnshop’s recently gained popularity as an alternative source of credit, very little study has been accorded to it. To date, there is hardly any thorough study about it. This paper is an attempt to bridge that gap. It analyzes the role of pawnshops in the financial system with...

This article attempts to study the Philippine experience with financial liberalization. In particular, it examines the impact of interest rate reforms on the flow of loanable funds in the organized financial market.

How much support is the Philippine government giving to its export sector by means of its financing schemes? Are the small and indirect exporters given preference or assistance? How supportive is the entire export financing system in the country to the attainment of an export-driven development...