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MANILA, Philippines - Multilateral lender International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes the Philippines has the capability to survive the impact of the fragile economic growth in advanced economies led by the US as well as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe.
IMF deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara said in an interview with reporters that ...
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By: Doris C. Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has a fresh opportunity to be Asia’s next tiger economy, potentially regaining the glory lost decades ago, according to a visiting regional business leader from Brunei.Dato Timothy Ong, a leading Brunei businessman who founded and now ...
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By: Gerardo P. Sicat
Let us examine more specifically the political constitutions of three of our closest neighbors in ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. These economies have managed impressive economic performance over time.
“Investment incentives laws and constitutions.” Do these three neighbors have constitutional ...
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August 14, 2011, 8:00amMB, MANILA, Philippines — Two factors – skilled workforce and competitive labor cost – account for investors’ choice of the Philippines as an ideal investment site. Many foreign companies reportedly prefer Filipino workers because they are easily trained, industrious, computer literate, ...
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By: Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas Filipinos living abroad—either as permanent residents in their respective host countries or OFWs—are still perplexed about previous efforts to amend the Philippine Constitution of 1987. What many of them recall was the strong objection of some political groups who were afraid that the Charter ...
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By Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas
INQUIRER.netFirst Posted 08:59:00 01/09/2011
MANILA, Philippines—In the power sector, non-oil sources of energy will account for 70 percent or more of power generation, especially geothermal, natural gas, coal, biomass, hydro, wind, and solar.
I would also venture to say that by 2020, the construction of a ...
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By Dr. Bernardo Villegas
INQUIRER.netFirst Posted 13:17:00 12/14/201 MANILA, Philippines—For whatever it is worth, I have a vision for the Philippine economy for the year 2020, a decade from now.
I do not claim that it is as an accurate a vision as the term 2020 connotes physically. It comes from a whole set of judgments I am making ...
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Remittances seen to growing by 10% in Q2
BY JIMMY CALAPATI
Think-tank First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) yesterday said that OFW remittances are likely to grow between 8-10 percent for the second quarter, but must offset the expected slowdown in foreign investments, which are on hold due to the May elections.
"OFW remittances are ...
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Everything seems to be on hold for prospective investors in the
Philippines because of the coming elections. But to me this election will probably be
the start of the most exciting years of my life as a Filipino.
I
must confess that the first President I ever supported was Ferdinand
Marcos. He was brilliant, an orator, a valiant ...
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By Iris C. Gonzales
(The Philippine Star) Updated March 12, 2010 12:00 AM MANILA,
Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) expects to lose up
to P6 billion this year from the Optional Standard Deduction privilege
allowed under RA 9504 or the Minimum Wage Law. OSD
allows corporations and individuals a ...
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