Economic - Matches

The focus of the Bureau of Customs should be on trade facilitation and the modernization of customs administration, instead of its revenue collection ..

The top 10 Philippine exports to ASEAN are currently electrical and electronics (59.5 percent share); machinery (11.4 percent); vehicles (5.1 percent)..

The Philippines needs to beef up manufacturing if it wants economic growth to be inclusive, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Stud..

The Philippines needs to transform and upgrade the local manufacturing sector to take advantage of opportunities from a bigger market in the Asean Eco..

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in cooperation with state think tank Philippine Institute for De..

Potential losses from the forthcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 must not be exaggerated particularly in the agricultural sector. This is ..

The Philippines needs to transform and upgrade the local manufacturing sector to take advantage of opportunities from a bigger market in the Asean Eco..

National Competitive Council (NCC) of the Philippines private sector co-chair Guillermo M. Luz, for his part, said some local government units are als..

Export processing zones (EPZs) are considered an important economic strategy to boost export promotion, attract foreign direct investments, and create..

While the food manufacturing industry has generally adjusted to upcoming Asean integration, other industries such as the automotive and sugar sectors ..

The Philippines` potential to capitalize on the gains of regional economic integration depends on its resolve to address the reform gaps and challenge..

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is looking at Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a region-wide free trade agreemen..

To prepare the country for the upcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the Philippines needs to improve its domestic conditions, upgrade its ..

Critical growth constraints, such as "inadequate infrastructure” and a "small industrial and manufacturing base” may hinder the country from fully..

INSTEAD of looking at it as a threat, the integration of Southeast Asian economies in 2015 should be viewed as an opportunity to seize, speakers told ..