Financial system resilience protects everyone—not just banks.

 

The BSP looks beyond individual institutions to manage systemic risks that could threaten the entire economy. Its proactive, macroprudential approach strengthens financial safety nets before shocks arise.

 
 

Systemic Risk Management

Promoting financial stability is a core BSP mandate under Republic Act No. 11211. It aims to strengthen the resilience of the financial system—both as a whole and in its parts—by managing systemic risks that could disrupt its normal functioning.

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Macroprudential Framework

 

Following the Global Financial Crisis, “Financial Stability” came to mean addressing systemic risks—disruptions to the financial system that can harm the real economy. Macroprudential policy is the key tool for mitigating these risks.

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Institutional Arrangements

 

Managing systemic risks requires coordinated action across stakeholders. To ensure focus and accountability, the BSP leads the Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC), which released the Macroprudential Policy Strategy Framework.

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Recent Initiatives

 

The BSP has been focusing on financial stability since mid-2009 but, in this journey, the most notable developments have arguably transpired more recently. This section contains the recent initiatives of the BSP and the FSCC in the collective pursuit on Financial Stability.

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Financial Supervision