EUROPE-PH News

May 27, 2013
Synergy, Energy

If the country wants to attract more investors, particularly foreigners, the Aquino administration "must redouble its efforts toward ensuring energy security," it was reported recently.

May 27, 2013
European Business Chamber Pushes Simpler Tax Procedures, Court Support vs. Smuggling

Manila - European businessmen on Monday asked the Aquino administration to simplify tax payment procedures, saying less bureaucracy is key to combat rampant smuggling.

May 27, 2013
Golf Is Better Than...

One of the items on my bucket list is to one day play golf on a regular basis, be it weekly, monthly, every three months, heck, I would even agree if it is once a year. Let me just play the game.

May 26, 2013
ECCP to raise Energy Security in Forum

Manila, Philippines -The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) intends to raise in an upcoming forum the crucial steps needed to make the country a haven for investments.

May 23, 2013
ECCP invites participants to Expo Real 2013

Manila, Philippines - The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is inviting key players from the real estate industry to join the forthcoming Expo Real, the 16th edition of the international trade fair for property and investment, that will take place on Oct. 7-9 in Munich, Germany.

May 23, 2013
Toward One Market in 2015

If Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) were a single entity, it would rank as the eighth- largest economy in the world! Spanning an area of 4,435,674 square kilometers, Asean is home to more than 604 million people, representing 8.8 percent of the world’s population.

May 21, 2013
Admin, European Business Group not on Same Page

Before the Aquino administration could consolidate its control of Congress following the midterm elections, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) pressed the government to redouble its efforts in ensuring energy security if it wanted to attract more investors.

May 21, 2013
Foreign Chambers Ask Purisima to Help Address Tax Refund Issues

THE JOINT Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) has asked Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, as head of the Cabinet's economic cluster and the Finance department, to ensure that investors receive its value added tax (VAT) refunds.

May 20, 2013
Warning Out on Luzon Power Crisis

Manila - Businessmen have warned the government that the financial losses now being suffered by Mindanao as a result of the crippling power outages there may be replicated in premier investment centers of Luzon unless "swift and decisive" steps are taken to meet the rising demand for electricity in these areas.

May 17, 2013
ECCP Urges Government to Focus on Energy Security

The Aquino administration must redouble its efforts toward ensuring energy security for the country if it wanted to attract more investors, the umbrella organization of European companies operating here said on Friday. According to the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), improving the supply, stability and quality of energy should be made a priority by President Aquino in the second half of his term.

May 17, 2013
Filipinos Win Food Battle Versus Expats

IT is probably an open secret by now that some of the country’s brightest minds work in the foreign chambers, which seek to strengthen relationships between the Philippines and the country or countries they represent. These Filipinos are early risers, hard working, critical thinkers, and are always late going home because of the volume, and most of the times national significance, of the work that they do.

May 07, 2013
EU Firms Get Ready For 'AEC 2015'

IT is important to get ready for the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which is scheduled to start in 2015. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has achieved world-wide recognition for being one of the most dynamic and integrated regions. The growing purchasing power of the 600-million consumer market and the ongoing progress of the regional agenda as discussed in Brunei last week are offering an integrated market and production base for both business and consumers.