INTEREST rate cuts could still start in the second half (H2), analysts said, despite the central bank chief having said that these may be delayed to the first quarter of 2025.

Monetary authorities on Monday kept the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) benchmark rate unchanged at a near 17-year high of 6.5 percent, citing continued inflation pressures.

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