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Phl trade deals ‘underutilized’

By Ehda Dagooc | December 15, 2014 - 12:00am

The Philippines’ free trade agreements with other countries have remained underutilized until this day despite efforts from the government in encouraging Filipino businesses, specifically the Small and Medium...

Freeman Cebu Business

MCCI eyeing partnerships with ASEAN biz groups

By Ehda Dagooc | December 8, 2014 - 12:00am

As the ASEAN integration officially takes place next year, the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry is bent on forging strong trade partnerships with the other business chambers in the region.

Freeman Cebu Business

The potential of EAC must be part of every biz plan

By Henry J. Schumacher | October 3, 2014 - 12:00am

The ASEAN Economic Community is one of the three pillars of ASEAN as outlined in the ASEAN Vision 2020. Its goal is to implement economic integration measures for the creation of a single market, in which there is...

Freeman Cebu Business

Challenge of economic integration

By Roberto R. Romulo | September 5, 2014 - 12:00am

Next year promises to be a coming-out party of sorts for the Philippines as a full fledged participant in the global race for economies to integrate their economy with the world in the hope of reaping the benefits...

Business

Face integration with “coopetition”

By Ehda Dagooc | August 23, 2014 - 12:00am

Small and Medium Enterprises are told to change the way they do business in the face of the regional economic integration and adopt an inclusive "coopetition" in order to strongly gain access to the 600 million consumer...

Freeman Cebu Business

EDC prods lawmakers to approve export bills

By Ehda Dagooc | August 15, 2014 - 12:00am

The Export Development Council has reinforced its effort to protect the sector from possible glitches in trade facilitation in the upcoming ASEAN integration, by pushing lawmakers to approve house bills supporting...

Freeman Cebu Business

A prosperous Asia-Pacific

By KIWI PERSPECTIVE | By Tim Groser | June 5, 2014 - 12:00am

This is an ideal time to bring a New Zealand trade delegation to Manila.

Opinion

Niching saved Cebu exporters

By Ehda Dagooc | November 12, 2013 - 12:00am

Despite the fast-paced growth of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, traditional export players in Cebu are still holding on and refused to be tagged as “sunset” industry.

Freeman Cebu Business

Phl urged to plan for Asean market integration

By Louella Desiderio | September 11, 2013 - 12:00am

Companies in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, are urged to start coming up with strategies on how to take advantage of the single Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market as the region is on...

Business

Liberalisasyon ng Komersyo

By Ernesto P. Maceda Jr. | February 8, 2013 - 12:00am

NAGDAOS kahapon ng matagumpay na Information Seminar ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa pakikipagtulungan ng De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Law at College of Business at ng Philippine Association...

PSN Opinyon