This is a re-posted article. MANILA, Philippines — The government is launching the P122-million Juan Thousand Invention (JTI) as a national subsidy s
Read MoreNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL 29 February 2012
Read Morevia chartsbin.com The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom by The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal tracks the economic success of 184 countri
Read MoreQ&A at the Arangkada Forum Participants of the Arangkada Philippines Forum submitted questions for panelists and speakers as well as questions
Read MoreThis is a partially re-posted article. THE GOVERNMENT needs to move beyond trimming red tape if the Philippines is to improve its global ranking, a c
Read Morevia chartsbin.com Released Dec. 1, 2011, the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International ranked 183 countries according to the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A great leader is single minded, he has a vision and sticks to it. Regardless. President Benigno Aquino III has th
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES has lost ground in global tax rankings published by the World Bank and the International Finance Corp. (IFC), having been overtaken
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES advanced in this year’s edition of the United Nation’s Human Development Report but it remains in the bottom half of an annual ranki
Read MoreThe Philippines, where women and men enjoy the same access to education, remains in the top 10 countries with the least gender gap, according to the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Philippines did it again—fell in an international ranking. This time it is the World Bank’s Doing Business Rep
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The good news is that the Philippines is moving forward in terms of business competitiveness. The bad news is that it’s not movi
Read MoreRegional News Massive shortcomings in Indonesia’s infrastructure have contributed to a major lack of competitiveness for domestic manufacturers, ca
Read MoreAn international survey has ranked the Philippines among the countries with the lowest competitiveness in the field of information technology (IT).
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. A year and a half into a new administration, it has become harder to do business in this country. This is according
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. In his second year in office, President Noynoy Aquino has to make his economic programs work or his legacy will be
Read MoreThe Philippines dropped further behind other emerging markets in the region when it fell two notches in the global ranking on ease of doing business
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A country’s international airport is not only the gateway to a country, it is also the first and last impression a
Read MoreGOVERNMENT INITIATIVES to promote fair business competition and upgrade infrastructure will address concerns raised by businessmen during a conferen
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. I wrote in a previous column that the World Economic Forum (WEF) had just released the 2011-2012 edition of the Gl
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