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Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy also posted the biggest growth in foreign direct investment last year. The latest World Investment Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed that FDI grew by 24 percent in the Philippines in 2013.

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Philippine government support is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen their competitiveness in their local territory while gaining access to foreign markets and global supply chains.

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Here’s another reminder to the administration that while the country may have been doing relatively well economically in recent years, our neighbors are doing better.

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The Philippines logged behind other Southeast Asian countries in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) last year, an international study showed.

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The Philippines should maximize its potentials as well as address the infrastructure gap to attract more foreign investments, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2012.

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The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have been enhancing investment cooperation in which ASEAN keeps promoting and facilitating investment inflows.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-20 21:00:39 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 507314 [Title] => Wrong Arroyo tells truth on investments [Summary] =>

The wrong Arroyo told the truth last week on the state of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country. NEDA Director Dennis Arroyo said government must do more to attract investors by doing the basic things which investors look for and would also improve quality of life for the locals.

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The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) urged the government to exert more effort to attract investors, saying that the global financial crisis has slowed down foreign direct investments coming into the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218841 [Title] => Fiscal imbalance main threat to RP stability — ADB [Summary] => The country’s fiscal imbalance remains the biggest threat to economic stability, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its country report released yesterday.

The report added that "fiscal management has become the primary barometer for assessing the government’s ability, and it credibility, to deliver on its wider economic program."
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Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy also posted the biggest growth in foreign direct investment last year. The latest World Investment Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed that FDI grew by 24 percent in the Philippines in 2013.

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Philippine government support is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen their competitiveness in their local territory while gaining access to foreign markets and global supply chains.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651979 [AuthorName] => Philexport [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 959130 [Title] => EDITORIAL - No room for smugness [Summary] =>

Here’s another reminder to the administration that while the country may have been doing relatively well economically in recent years, our neighbors are doing better.

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The Philippines logged behind other Southeast Asian countries in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) last year, an international study showed.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7430/3pam.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 824762 [Title] => Phl told to maximize potential, address infra gap [Summary] =>

The Philippines should maximize its potentials as well as address the infrastructure gap to attract more foreign investments, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2012.

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The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have been enhancing investment cooperation in which ASEAN keeps promoting and facilitating investment inflows.

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The wrong Arroyo told the truth last week on the state of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country. NEDA Director Dennis Arroyo said government must do more to attract investors by doing the basic things which investors look for and would also improve quality of life for the locals.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 506427 [Title] => Government urged to do more to attract foreign investors [Summary] =>

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) urged the government to exert more effort to attract investors, saying that the global financial crisis has slowed down foreign direct investments coming into the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218841 [Title] => Fiscal imbalance main threat to RP stability — ADB [Summary] => The country’s fiscal imbalance remains the biggest threat to economic stability, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its country report released yesterday.

The report added that "fiscal management has become the primary barometer for assessing the government’s ability, and it credibility, to deliver on its wider economic program."
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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