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Philippines: BSP to strengthen dispute handling settlement

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is strengthening the guidelines on reconciliation and dispute handling for settlement and crediting issues in electronic fund transfers to further boost consumer protection. The regulator aims to provide reconciliation and dispute handling mechanisms for issues encountered on settlement and crediting electronic fund transfers under the National […]

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Thailand: Online agents upbeat on growth outlook

Global online travel agents (OTAs) remain bullish about Thai tourism growth this year, driven by a strong wave of arrivals. Wilfred Fan, chief commercial officer at Klook, an online travel platform, said the company reported a 1,200% increase year-on year in bookings for activities in Thailand in the first five months of 2023. Klook’s top five […]

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Philippines: Agricultural trade drops by 8.6% in Q1

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines saw a higher trade deficit even as the value of the country’s agricultural trade fell by 8.6 percent in the first quarter amid lower exports and imports, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The country’s total agricultural trade reached $5.9 billion in the January to March […]

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