Europe-PH News
EU Businessmen Move Forward On Plans With French PM's Coming
October 16, 2012
European businessmen are now moving forward in their investment plans in the Philippines as they see a fresh start in the economic relations between the Philippines and Europe with the forthcoming visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the first European head of state to visit the country in many years. Read More
GSP Privileges For Tuna Perilled
October 16, 2012
Dismayed over the Senate sin tax version, the European Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that the country's exports of tuna and its benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which grants duty-free entry of exports to Europe, would face retaliatory action saying the Senate version does not comply with the ruling of the World Trade Organization. Read More
PPP Center Courting Italian Investments
October 14, 2012
Italian companies have expressed their interest to invest in the Philippines and participate in the country's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program eyeing smaller projects. Read More
Ready to accept pact with MILF, but then...
October 11, 2012
NO ANNEXES YET: With the debate and the writing of annexes still ongoing, why is Malacanang rushing the signing on Monday of the government’s transition agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the creation of an enlarged autonomous Bangsamoro in Mindanao? Read More
Foreign Chambers Help Attract Retirees
October 04, 2012
The Retirement & Healthcare Coalition said the project, composed of the American, European, Japanese and South Korean chambers in the country, is part of initiatives to make the Philippines a preferred haven for foreign retirees. Read More
Medical Records Sharing
October 04, 2012
A system allowing patients’ medical records available in all hospitals is being developed, with a health coalition made up of foreign Chambers of Commerce readying initial implementation by next year. Read More
PASIA Hosts Confab
October 03, 2012
The Procurement and Supply Institute of Asia (PASIA) will host the 2012 Annual Global Procurement and Supply Management Conference & Exhibit slated on Nov. 27 to 28 at Marriott Hotel in Manila. Read More
Solar, Real-Estate Groups in Talks on Nationwide Solar-Roof Installations
October 03, 2012
The Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) is looking at partnering with real estate developers and make available solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop panels in their new projects, Tetchi Cruz-Capellan, the group founding president, told reporters on Wednesday. Read More
APEC Members Renew Commitment to Fight Corruption
September 24, 2012
Member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have declared their renewed commitment to fight corruption in government in a recent meeting in Vladivostok, Russia. Read More
A Call For Integrity
September 24, 2012
President Aquino’s anticorruption drive is gaining traction, thanks to the Integrity Initiative launched two years ago by the business community to involve private companies in the campaign against corruption in the private sector. Read More
Italian Firms Get Pre-Travel Briefing From PHL
September 19, 2012
The Philippine Embassy in Rome and Confindustria conducted a pre-travel briefing to Italian companies joining a business mission to the Philippines in November. Read More
P-Noy: I Prefer To Pick Up The Can
September 19, 2012
President Aquino, whose term won’t end until 2016, hopes that his successor is someone who doesn’t kick the can down the road but solves problems. Speaking on integrity before the country’s CEOs, the President said his goal was to sustain growth and bequeath a country “that is better off than when we arrived†in 2010. Read More
