In a statement, the central bank said transactions on foreign investments registered with the BSP through authorized agent banks recorded net outflows of $312 million.
This stemmed from $1.2 billion in gross outflows against $914 million in gross inflows, exceeding March’s net outflows of $236 million.
Registered investments in April represented a 35.1% decrease from March’s $1.4 billion. Notably, 59.5% of these investments were in Philippine Stock Exchange-listed securities, primarily in banks, holding firms, and property sectors.
Year-to-date net inflows as of April stood at a marginally positive figure of 65 million, marking a significant recovery from the $680 million in net outflows in the same period last year.
