(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico dela Cruz; Writing by Karen Lema Editing by Ed Davies)
MANILA, March 23 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank
raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%
on Thursday.
The move, which was predicted by all but one of 24
economists in a Reuters poll, brought to 425 basis points the
total hikes delivered by the central bank since May.
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