DEBT payments by the national government (NG) rose in May to P80.05 billion, Treasury data showed, up 16 percent from the year-earlier P68.98 billion but markedly lower than April’s P280.9 billion.

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THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) gross borrowing slumped in May, driven by a decline in foreign loans, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. Gross borrowing dropped 25.85% to P192.31 billion in May.

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