THE country's balance of payments (BoP) stayed in deficit in January with the gap the widest in 11 years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Thursday.

The $4.1-billion shortfall, which rose from the year-earlier $740 million and December's $1.5 billion, was the biggest since January 2024's $4.48 billion.

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