The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and many of its members are strong supporters of Asean's regional economic integration process.
Read MoreThe Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has lined up a series of sporting events across the country in the final half of the season as part of its Visit the Philippines Year 2015 campaign program.
Read MoreThe lifting of economic restrictions by Vietnam would no doubt give Vietnam an edge over the Philippines when it comes to attracting FDI.
Read More“We don’t anticipate being affected by Vietnam’s decision, but we’ll just have to see how it plays out,†Trade Undersecretary Adrian Cristobal Jr. was quoted in a business daily’s week- ago banner headline on Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s signing of a decree removing the 49% cap on many listed companies effective September.
Read MoreThe 46-story structure is now devoid of any human activity after the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against its construction, which it deemed as ruining the view of national hero Jose Rizal’s monument.
Read MoreJust recently, Vietnam announced in a landmark decree it is lifting the 49 percent foreign equity limit in public companies, subject to certain exceptions such as in banking, beginning September. Decree 60 is intended to boost Vietnam’s stock markets and provide an extra boost to the equitization of State enterprises.
Read MoreI come here from the frontlines of this national debate, which has taken me to many parts of our country, from North to South, as chair of the Senate committee on local government, which has conducted hearings and consultations with our people and stakeholders firsthand -- often in the key capitals and towns of our Muslim communities.
Read MoreThe region will need to spend $950 billion on infrastructure by 2020, to see that its economies grow and develop, according to a study undertaken by the Asian Development Bank.
Read MoreWith ample supply of quality talents, which is Cebu’s main edge in attracting investors to come to Cebu, stakeholders in both government and private sectors should seriously map out strategies to make its version of Silicon Valley.
Read MoreNeighboring Vietnam, which has long been outdoing the Philippines in terms of attracting foreign direct investments (FDI), could hone its edge further with its latest move to lift foreign ownership restrictions in certain sectors, local and foreign business leaders warned yesterday.
Read MoreThe draft Bangsamoro Basic law (BBL), currently pending in Congress, is where the government pins its hope for lasting peace in the region and unlocking its economic potential. But is it really the solution to the whole problem that has been plaguing Mindanao?
Read MoreBusiness groups like the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) have observed that despite the successive ratings upgrades that have propped up the Philippines as Asia's newest economic star, most investors have opted to bypass it and park their money elsewhere in the region because of the government's proclivity for ignoring the sanctity of contracts or for changing business rules midstream.
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