foreign direct investment
Passage of key economic reform bills to...
2 July, 2019 at 17:57
The passage of key economic reform bills that would allow more foreigners to do business in the country would triple, or even quadruple, the Philippines’s foreign direct investments (FDI).
Pro-foreign investment laws can triple FDI inflows...
2 July, 2019 at 14:25
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country can increase three-fold by amending three key investment laws that would ease restrictions on capital from overseas, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday.
[EDITORIAL] Investment push
17 June, 2019 at 08:38
Foreign direct investments are very important especially for developing economies like the Philippines. The country needs private funds in infrastructure, power generation, tourism and manufacturing to generate jobs and improve wages.
FDI levels down 15% in Q1 to...
11 June, 2019 at 13:54
Long-term investments made by foreign players declined in the first quarter of the year, as a significant chunk of investment withdrawals were seen early in 2019, latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
Clark group calls for additional tax incentives...
3 April, 2019 at 16:00
The Clark Investors and Locators Association (Cila) wants a strong link with the local economy as it calls for additional tax incentives to attract more foreign direct investments (FDI).
Open-pit mining investment could have shored up...
15 March, 2019 at 10:00
An independent think-tank said investment frozen by the open-pit mining ban could have sustained the Philippines through the recent drop in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which fell 4.4% in 2018.
Japanese envoy takes up cudgels for investors...
22 October, 2018 at 10:26
Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda made this pitch during the Special Session on “Towards a Deeper PH-Japan Economic Partnership” on the last day of the 44th Philippine Business Conference at the Manila Hotel yesterday.
[OPINION] Doing something right?
23 August, 2018 at 09:48
Now this is a first: “The Philippines ranked first among a list of countries worthy of investment this year based on a recent survey conducted by an American media company.”
Ecozone stakeholders worried TRAIN 2 will drive...
1 August, 2018 at 17:17
Stakeholders representing various economic zone constituencies said they are worried about the impact of the government’s plan to reform corporate incentives on foreign direct investment (FDI).
Foreign direct investments in PH continue to...
15 May, 2018 at 18:00
Strong foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country continued in February this year, surging by 46.4% to $573 million from $392 million in the same period last year, data from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
Government tax-reform program to level playing field–DOF
26 April, 2018 at 14:45
The government needs to rationalize the tax system for businesses in the country to level the playing field for the benefit of over 800,000 local corporations that have been paying regular taxes, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).
Group warns of threats to growth
20 March, 2018 at 15:05
One of the country’s most influential business groups wants the government to let the impeachment process against the chief justice run its course, noting that the respect for the rule of law was “absolutely essential” for business to keep on investing.
Investments seen taking a hit from second...
15 March, 2018 at 15:30
The country’s rapidly growing foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows—which soared to an all-time high in 2017—could hit a snag this year, as the second tranche of the Duterte administration’s tax-reform agenda is seen to force investors…
Indonesia’s unstable rules keeping foreign investors away
6 February, 2018 at 10:00
The chief of Indonesia’s investment board said on Friday frequent and abrupt changes in regulations were discouraging foreign investors from putting money into Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
