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The lack of trust and the low penetration of online payment are among the key barriers to the growth of e-commerce in the Philippines, according to Lazada Philippines CEO Inanc Balci.

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Online shopping company, Lazada Philippines, expressed its confidence on the upbeat growth of online selling in the country with the opening of its new logistics hub in Cebu.

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Merchandise imports rose 9.6 percent in March compared to the same month a year ago amid growth posted by six major commodities, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

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Philippine-based financial institutions are expected to remain strong in 2014, according to international credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.

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The dismal performance of the Philippine athletes in the recent Southeast Asian Games was not really surprising.

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The country’s deterioration in sports is apparent in the SEA Games, a 10-nation multi-event biennial competition where the Philippines finished third in its debut in 1977, took second overall as host in 1991 and first overall also as host in 2005.

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The Philippine Football Association (PFF) is organizing a two-week football invitational which is set to be held on June 12, Independence Day, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Local businessmen are worried that the Philippines will be left behind by its ASEAN neighbors as the government continues to drag its feet on the negotiations for a possible bilateral agreement with the European Union.

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Business think tank Universal Access to Competitiveness and Trade (U-ACT) called on incoming President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III to initiate talks for the negotiation of a Philippine-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to attract more investors from Europe.

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The two-week training aboard ORBIS International’s hospital, a converted DC-10 aircraft with operating rooms and volunteer doctors, began Monday at the Kuching city airport in Malaysia’s eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island, an ORBIS statement said.
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Merchandise imports rose 9.6 percent in March compared to the same month a year ago amid growth posted by six major commodities, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

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Philippine-based financial institutions are expected to remain strong in 2014, according to international credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.

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The dismal performance of the Philippine athletes in the recent Southeast Asian Games was not really surprising.

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The Philippine Football Association (PFF) is organizing a two-week football invitational which is set to be held on June 12, Independence Day, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Local businessmen are worried that the Philippines will be left behind by its ASEAN neighbors as the government continues to drag its feet on the negotiations for a possible bilateral agreement with the European Union.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 586385 [Title] => Think tank bats for RP-EU free trade agreement [Summary] =>

Business think tank Universal Access to Competitiveness and Trade (U-ACT) called on incoming President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III to initiate talks for the negotiation of a Philippine-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to attract more investors from Europe.

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The two-week training aboard ORBIS International’s hospital, a converted DC-10 aircraft with operating rooms and volunteer doctors, began Monday at the Kuching city airport in Malaysia’s eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island, an ORBIS statement said.
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