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Interviews & Viewpoints | Hikosaburo Shibata, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Motors Philippines: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2015
The Philippines is among the fastest growing car markets in Asia. What is driving this growth, and what characterises the domestic market?
Articles & Analysis | The Philippines works to establish a stronger base for vehicle and components manufacturing from The Report: The Philippines 2015
In 2013, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was allocated P2.3bn ($51.8m) from the Department of Budget and Management towards its manufacturing resurgence programme. The programme will support the implementation of a number of industry road maps that have been formulated by the Board of Investments (BOI) with input from technical...
Articles & Analysis | New growth segments emerge in the Philippine electronics industry from The Report: The Philippines 2015
Prior to the business process outsourcing (BPO) boom that took hold in the early 2000s, the semiconductor and electronics industry had served as the country’s main economic growth driver for nearly four decades. At its peak earnings in 2010, with export receipts of $31.44bn, it accounted for 61% of exports, a ratio that by 2013 had dropped to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ben Chan, Chairman and CEO, Suyen Corporation: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2015
How has retail liberalisation altered the domestic landscape, and what role has franchising played in bringing foreign ideas to the market?
Articles & Analysis | Rising incomes bode well for the Philippine retail sector, while mall expansion moves outside the urban centres from The Report: The Philippines 2015
With a young, rapidly growing and consumption-driven market of nearly 100m, an expanding middle class and positive consumer sentiment, the Philippines’ demographic and socio-economic status makes it one of the region’s more promising retail destinations.