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        <title><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap - Team Leader]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thailand Bond Outflow Hits $1 Billion, Set for Largest Since 2022]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines Raises $4.1 Billion in Jumbo Peso Bond Offering]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:29:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ringgit Rises to 2018 High Buoyed by Trump, Central Bank Comments]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Malaysian Ringgit, Stocks Hit Highest Since 2018 on AI, Growth]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indonesia Close to Having Zero Foreign Bond Inflow This Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:10:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Peso Rebounds as BSP Denies Watching Levels]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Peso Poised for Rebound From Holiday Remittances After Hitting Record Low]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:42:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Peso Falls to New Record Low on Rate View, Outflow]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Peso Falls to Lowest Since February on Stock Outflows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 02:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel at Sea]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:03:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thai Central Bank Worried Over Disconnect as Global Markets Soar]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:02:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thailand May Deliver Bigger Rate Cut to Curb Baht, Citi Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 03:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indonesia Intervenes ‘Boldly’ as Rupiah Weakens Toward Record]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines, Japan, US Hold Exercises in South China Sea]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 01:20:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Korean Won Up on Report US Wants Currency Appreciation in Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:29:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnamese Dong Drops to Record Low as Asian Currencies Weaken]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines Signals It Won’t Intervene to Cap Peso Strength]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Manolo Serapio Jr]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 01:11:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vietnam Dong Falls to Record Low on Trump Tariff Concerns]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:18:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Peso Weakens Toward Record Low on Rate Cut Bets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moody’s Places Sri Lanka on Review for Credit Rating Upgrade]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Lester Yap]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
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