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IN THE PHILIPPINES
Celia M. Gonzalez
Director
International Operations Department
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
7 July 2004
Bangkok, Thailand
EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT
IN THE PHILIPPINES
DEBT MANAGEMENT
FROM A MACRO PERSPECTIVE
LEGAL BASES
Approval-in-Principle
Negotiation
Final
Approval
Approval
Registration
Policy Initiatives
Amortizing versus bullet payment terms
Staggered purchase of FX for debt servicing
Hedging mechanism for FX obligations
Documentation of FX sales by banks
Alignment of rules for bank-affiliated Forex
Corporations
Others
7% Others
11%
Private
33% NG Bonds Official
44% 27% 46% JPY USD
29% 51%
BSP BFIs
20% MC
7% GOCCs 9%
16%
Philippine External Debt: 1997 to March 31, 2004
80
1997
By Original Maturity
70
ST
15%
60
50 MLT
In Billion USD
85%
March 2004
Original Maturity
40
ST
30 MLT 13%
20 MLT
87%
10
ST
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Philippine External Debt: 1997 to March 31, 2004
80 1997
Remaining Maturity
70 ST
21%
60
MLT
79%
March 2004
50
In Billion USD
Remaining Maturity
40 ST
22%
30 MLT
MLT
78%
20
ST Portion of MLT
10
ST
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Philippine External Debt: 1997 to March 31, 2004
80
1997
By Borrower
70
Private
60 38%
Public
62%
50
In Billion USD
Private
40 March 2004
By Borrower
30 Public
Private
20 33%
Public
67%
10
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Philippine External Debt: 1997 to March 31, 2004
80 1997
By Creditor
70
60 Comme
rcial
49%
Official
51%
50
In Billion USD
30
20 Comme
rcial
Official
44%
Official 56%
10
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Philippine External Debt: 1997 to March 31, 2004
80 1997
By Currency
70 Others
7.6%
JPY
23.9%
60 USD
54.7%
MC
13.9%
Loans from WB and
50
In Billion USD
10 MC
9.0%
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Ratio of Debt Service Burden to GNP and XGSI
1983 to 2003
8 50
45
7
40
6
35
5
DSB to XGSI 30
Percent
4 25
20
3
DSB to GNP
17 15
2
10
9
1
5
0 0
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
15 273 300
GIR to ST
13 250
214
10 200
Percent
8 150
5 100
GIR to DSB
3 50
0 0
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
CONCLUSION
Encouraging developments
Reliance on external financing to continue
Policies will continue to be proactive
and market-oriented but consistent with regulatory
concerns
Continuing review and improvement of debt
monitoring system