Zeno Abenoja

Philippines plays catch-up as more central banks tap `big data'

The Philippine central bank is beefing up its data tools to get a better handle on a fast-growing economy, which is starting to flash warning signs because of a rapid buildup of debt.Like central banks across Southeast Asia, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is pushing to capture information from “big data,” drawn from sources such as online search engines, job websites and proprietary registers.

11 January 2018
0