THE minimum liquidity ratio for thrift banks will be maintained, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said, amid calls from the sector for an easing.

"The BSP recognizes the thrift banking industry's valuable contribution to the country's economic growth through its lending activities," the central bank said in a statement on Wednesday.

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