Fitch: Infra graft probe may hurt local banks’ loan quality

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MANILA, Philippines – The deepening probe into anomalous flood control projects could hurt the asset quality of Philippine banks, Fitch Ratings warned. Delays in public works may squeeze the cash flows of contractors and undermine their ability to pay loans.

Tamma Febrian, director of the financial institutions team at Fitch, said banks with higher…

https://business.inquirer.net/552578/fitch-infra-graft-probe-may-hurt-ph-banks-loan-quality

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