Lift interest caps, credit card firms urge gov’t

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Credit card companies are asking for the removal of the cap on their interest rates, citing shrinking revenues amid the continued policy rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. | AldenMonzonINQ /PDI

Back in Nov. 15, the BSP announced that it decided to maintain the limits on credit card transactions, citing the “reasonableness” of the prevailing fees for these financial services.

Two days later, the Monetary Board, the central bank’s seven-person policymaking body, announced a rate hike of 0.75 percentage point, bringing it to 5 percent which took effect starting Nov.18.Back in October, the Philippines’ consumer price index climbed 7.7 percent year-on-year, the fastest rise since December 2008, driven by price gains in key commodity groups, specifically food and nonalcoholic beverages.

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