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8 out of 10 heads of Filipino Household do not have any Bank Accounts
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In a recent article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey found out the following interesting facts:
- 8 out of 10 heads of Filipino households do not have a bank account
- Reasons cited for not having an account were: not enough money to deposit, high amount of minimum deposit balance, and aversion to dealing with banks.
- Average cash on hand of Filipino families for emergencies is at only 1,681 pesos.
- 4 out of 10 households do not have any cash for emergencies.
- 2 of 10 families depend solely or partly on remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
- 7 of 10 Filipino households are not risk takers. They rely on fixed income instruments rather than start up or invest in businesses.
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