The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reiterated on Wednesday the importance of lifting the bank secrecy law amid the ongoing Wirecard AG scandal, saying it would protect the country’s banking system and depositors better.

During the Pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) forum, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said lifting that law was a key reform the central bank had been pushing for years.

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