THE EUROPEAN Union reiterated its intention to negotiate with the Philippines a comprehensive free trade agreement which will include chapters on business and regulatory environments, a Trade official said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Free trade deal talks pressed
April 18, 2012
APEC and the new Trans-Pacific Partnership
November 15, 2011
AT the summit of leaders of states and territories that straddle the Pacific Ocean, the most important topics that should have been discussed are countries that do not belong to the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bloc—Iran and eurozone nations, particularly Italy and Greece. Read the rest of this entry »
Push for Trans-Pacific free trade bloc gains traction
November 12, 2011
HONOLULU (AP) — Leaders working to forge a Pacific free trade bloc plan to announce an outline for achieving that goal at an annual Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, one of many initiatives aimed at fending off recession as Europe struggles to resolve its debt crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila gains from pact with Tokyo
September 17, 2011
Despite the financial instability that almost crippled economies in the past years, the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) increased trade volume between the two countries with Manila’s export to Tokyo going up from $6.21 billion in 2009 to $7.8 billion in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
RP must liberalize economic policies — China
August 26, 2011
The Philippines must liberalize its economic policies to attract more investors, China’s top diplomat to Manila urged the government of President Aquino.
Ambassador Liu Jianchao, at a press briefing Wednesday, singled out mining as one of the major industries that should undergo policy reforms as many Chinese investors complain of going through many obstacles before they can do business in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
China-ASEAN free trade area
August 21, 2011
Empowering the Filipino People
(First of Two Parts)
MANILA, Philippines — LAST 18 August, FVR keynoted the 6th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation (PBGEC) Forum in Nanning, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China, upon the invitation of the People’s Government of Guangxi and the China Development Institute. Read the rest of this entry »
India hits RP for refusing to open services sector
August 18, 2011
India has been complaining about the reluctance of the government to open up its services market during recent negotiations in Indonesia for the proposed India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) free trade agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
DTI urges private sector to participate in consultations on free trade pacts
August 6, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has asked members of the civil society and business organizations to participate in free trade agreements (FTA) consultations after the groups issued a warning on the DTI to carefully study the social costs of FTAs. Read the rest of this entry »
Banana growers lobby for tariff reduction in FTAs
July 20, 2011
A GROUP of banana growers on Tuesday said the government should lobby for lower tariffs on locally grown Cavendish banana among the country’s trading partners.
In a statement, the Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters Association Inc. warned that it may lose market share if the government fails to negotiate for tariff cuts in traditional exports markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Third batch of Filipino nurses leaves for Japan
May 23, 2011
The third batch of 71 Filipino nurses left for Japan yesterday to undergo intensive Japanese language training to further boost their chances of passing the country’s tough licensure examinations. Read the rest of this entry »
