THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has enough room to resume cutting interest rates in April, a former deputy governor said, but it must also exercise caution due to potential risks.

TOTAL assets of the Philippine banking sector rose to P27.11 trillion as of end-January, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed, up 9.3 percent from the year-earlier P24.81 trillion.