* * * Good afternoon to those joining us from the UK, and good evening to the Moody’s team in Asia and also to the rest of my colleagues in government here in Manila.
In the interest of time, I will briefly discuss first, the measures implemented by BSP in response to the COVID 19 pandemic and second, the performance and outlook of the monetary, external and banking sectors. The BSP has responded to the crisis in a timely and decisive manner.