Philippines posts $226 million balance of payment surplus in June

July 18, 2025 - 12:37 PM
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A worker shows Philippine peso bills inside a money changer in metro Manila, Philippines August 14, 2017. (Reuters/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo)

 The Philippines’ overall balance of payments (BOP) position was a surplus of $226 million in June after a deficit of $298 million in May, the central bank said on Friday.

The cumulative BOP level for the first six months was a deficit of $5.6 billion. The central bank has forecast a $6.3 billion deficit for 2025.

—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair