- Similarly, there is a gender bias, since most of the jewellery is sought by women. While macho consumer durable components are imported and their production or even consumption financed, a non-depreciating asset like gold is discriminated against.
Updates on other initiatives of the BSP under the National Retail Payment System On top of the aforementioned developments, the Bangko Sentral and the payments industry, led by the PPMI, continue to work on the following initiatives aimed at transforming our payments environment from a cash-heavy to a cash-light ecosystem: 1.