Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno (left) and Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko discuss economic cooperation initiatives during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the BSP head office in Manila. The meeting tackled bilateral agreements between the BSP and the Bank of Japan; the establishment of a Philippine Peso-Japanese Yen Direct Settlement Framework; and the development of a credit risk database for small and medium enterprises.