Problems relating to Trade and Investment on The Philippines
12. Exchange controls |
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| (1) Difficult Inter-Enterprise Foreign Exchange Transactions within a Single Group | - All foreign exchange transactions in the local peso currency are restricted to actual trade. Thus, transactions in peso are not possible within the financing institutions of the same group. | - It is requested that GOP liberalises the foreign exchange transactions. | - BSP Foreign Exchange Scheme - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) (Central Bank) |
| (2) Rapid Foreign Exchange Fluctuations | - Radical exchange fluctuations prevail. As it stands, Member Firm's Subsidiary (MFS) benefits from exchange gain on a direct export transaction in yen. Nevertheless, negotiation for raise in price is difficult. In a transaction with its parent company, the prevailing Yen depreciation enables MFS to offer special prices to its customers. However, MFS runs on a thin margin, so that if the exchange rate swings toward appreciation of Yen, it will instantly show operational loss: such is the severity of the fluctuation band. | - It is requested that GOP takes step to: -- stablise foreign exchange fluctuations, and -- holds the fluctuation band within a few percents in 6-months. |
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