MANILA, Philippines - The Board of Investments (BOI) expects $1.3 billion worth of investments from Chinese businessmen this year. BOI managing hea
Read MoreLONDON—When you’re startled, what do you blurt out? This is the most fool-proof way of determining what language comes “naturally” to someone, as I
Read MoreRegional News Without structural reforms, India can't keep growing as fast. With GDP growth rates topping 9% in recent years, and the Davos crowd
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINE Coffee Board, Inc. is eyeing the expansion of areas for planting coffee to bring production levels closer to demand. Alejandro C. Mo
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Lucio Tan-led MacroAsia Corp. said on Wednesday its joint investments with China's Jinchuan Group Ltd in a nickel mine in sout
Read MoreThe country will have a broadband network yet. President Benigno Aquino III said his administration will come up with a national broadband network
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A senator is seeking to amend the Clean Air Act to allow the use of incinerators to address the worsening problem of disposing
Read MoreSUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — Visiting officials from various cruise terminals in Asia predicted that Subic will have a key role in making the r
Read MoreBUSINESS GROUPS expect the bulk of recommended laws to pass within the next 18 months as the government helps fast-track economic competitiveness im
Read MoreFOREIGN CHAMBERS want the government to consider shortening the Foreign Investment Negative List to support President Benigno S. C. Aquino III’s pro
Read MoreLOCAL and foreign business groups are intensifying their lobby for the passage of at least 12 proposed laws, as they prod legislators to make 2011 a
Read MoreWorking Schedule MANILA, Philippines — Businessmen are lukewarm to the proposed four-day work week saying Congress should better focus on the passa
Read MoreThe Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines and other business groups are pushing for several legislative measures that the government could
Read MoreLOCAL and foreign business groups are calling on Congress to focus on priority economic legislation to help improve the country’s investment climate
Read MoreBusiness pushes for fiscal incentives rationalization Instead of coming out with more bills, Congress should focus on priority bills, as identified
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Influential business groups urged members of Congress yesterday to prioritize bills on the Philippine Development Plan instead
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. Purisima: Competitiveness ranking upgrade proof that PH is indeed open for business under new management
Read MoreAt a press conference held earlier today, September 7, 2011, by the World Economic Forum's country partner, the Makati Business Club, the results of t
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It seems that I spoke too soon last week as I ended my article with the anticipation that the GDP news to be annou
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