Indonesia and Philippines cut rates as recessions bite

Both Southeast Asian economies have been battered by the coronavirus

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Both Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Bank Indonesia cut rates on Thursday. (Source photos by Takaki Kashiwabara and Reuters) 

SHOTARO TANI and CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA/MANILA -- The central banks of Indonesia and the Philippines -- two Southeast Asian countries that have been hammered by COVID-19 -- both cut benchmark interest rates on Thursday.

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