Foreign Equity and Professionals News
[OPINION] Terrified of tariffication
25 January, 2019 at 10:52
Why do many voices sound so terrified of the coming tariffication of rice imports? Even within government, there are signs that suggest continuing resistance to this long-awaited reform.
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC TEAM ON...
24 January, 2019 at 15:04
Philippine economic growth remained stable as it grew 6.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from the revised 6.0 percent recorded in the third quarter.
[PRESS RELEASE] JFC Statement on Senate Bill...
24 January, 2019 at 09:00
We sincerely thank the chairman for his strong interest in increasing foreign investment, job creation, and technology transfer in the Philippines by sponsoring progressive legislative reforms.
Gov’t takeover of Hanjin ‘premature’ — Dominguez
23 January, 2019 at 11:34
The Department of Finance (DOF) is not inclined to pull the trigger on acquiring the collapsed shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines as early as now.
Business groups urge PRRD to sign the...
23 January, 2019 at 10:41
We, the undersigned business and professional organizations, hereby strongly support ongoing efforts and measures of the administration to liberalize the economy and thereby unleash its…
Vietnam Makes a Pitch as an Investor...
22 January, 2019 at 15:19
A red-hot economy, business-friendly policies and a Communist party led by free-traders: that’s the elevator pitch Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is delivering to global investors amid the U.S.-China trade war.
[OPINION] Consumer and employment interests and the...
18 January, 2019 at 17:00
The Philippines has a huge and increasing economic potential mainly because of its big population, estimated at 108 million as of mid-2018 and the 13th largest in the world.
Hanjin PHL may need 8 years to...
18 January, 2019 at 16:00
The government is looking into having other foreign white knights to acquire Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil), with an initial eight-year rehabilitation plan on the table.
Hanjin could be naval base, government supplier...
18 January, 2019 at 10:37
The Department of National Defense favors the proposal for the government to take over the shipbuilding facility in Subic of the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) Inc.
[Press Release] JFC Statement for the Foreign...
17 January, 2019 at 08:00
Statement for the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on prospects for Foreign Investment in the Philippines January
Peza investment approvals dip 41% as firms...
16 January, 2019 at 08:00
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) registered a 41-percent decline in investment approvals for the whole of last year, as firms held on to their capital in anticipation of the rationalization of tax incentives.
[OPINION] A top team
14 January, 2019 at 15:00
President Duterte is highly controversial; you either love him or hate him. The general public has given him a satisfaction rating of 74 percent in the latest SWS survey, one of the highest among Philippine presidents. This has to tell you something.
Go-Jek Grabs Singapore After the Philippines’ Rejection
14 January, 2019 at 13:00
On 9th January morning when people woke up in Singapore, they received a message from the ride-hailing company Go-Jek, which said, “open for all, islandwide”. Wonder what is it?
Foreign direct investments continue to drop in...
14 January, 2019 at 11:12
Foreign investments to the Philippines sustained a three-month slide in October, the central bank reported on Friday, casting doubt on forecasts of another banner year amid a slump in sentiment.
