MAS maraming dolyar ang pumasok sa ekonomiya ng Filipinas kaysa lumabas noong Hulyo, salamat sa inflows mula sa foreign currency operations ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), gayundin sa foreign investments sa government bonds.
Ayon sa BSP, ang overall position ng balance of payments (BOP) ng bansa — ang net tally para sa lahat ng overseas transactions ng ekonomiya — ay nagtala ng surplus na $248 million noong Hulyo 2019, isang reversal mula sa $455-million year-on-year.
“Inflows in July 2019 were reflected in the BSP’s foreign exchange operations and income from its investments abroad as well as in the National Government’s (NG) net foreign currency deposits,” ayon sa BSP.
“These inflows were offset partially, however, by outflows which were reflected in the payments made by the NG on its foreign exchange obligations during the month in review,” dagdag pa nito.
Year-to-date, ang BOP position ay may surplus na $5.036 billion laban sa deficit na $3.712 billion sa kaparehong panahon noong 2018.
“The surplus may be attributed partly to remittance inflows from overseas Filipinos during the first half of the year and net inflows in foreign direct investments during the first five months of the year,” sabi pa ng central bank.