1998 Philippine Interest Rates
The year 1998 was a year of increasing interest rates. It was only by the end of the year that there was a noticeable plunge in interest rates. During most of the beginning of the year, interest rates were moving up more than they were going down due to many economic pressures such as the Asian financial crisis which triggered a rapid slow down in economic growth. The Philippines was very much affected by this. Almost all Asian currencies experienced attacks and were subjected to monetary depreciation. This included the Philippine Peso. “In 1998 the Philippine economy—a mixture of agriculture, light industry, and supporting services—deteriorated as a result of spillover from the Asian financial crisis and poor weather conditions. Growth fell to about -0.5% in 1998 from 5% in 1997 (http://www.asiaondemand.com/money/economics /philippines.htm). What had caused the Asian economic crisis in the first place? The problem began with financial intermediaries - institutions whose liabilities were perceived as having an implicit government guarantee, but were essentially unregulated and therefore subject to harsh ethical risk problems. The excessive risky lending of these institutions created inflation a
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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