The results of the latest OBG Business Barometer: Philippines CEO Survey shed light on how President Rodrigo Duterte’s tax reform packages have been received by the business community. Effective since January 1, 2018, the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) programme has exempted many low-wage workers from income tax but was also partly blamed for causing...
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Articles & Analysis | C-suite executives have their say on the impact of tax reforms in the OBG Business Barometer: Philippines CEO Survey from The Report: Philippines 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Vince Dizon, President and CEO, Bases Conversion and Development Authority: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
What are the strengths of economic zones in the Philippines compared to other business clusters throughout South-east Asia?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Allard Nooy, CEO, InfraCo Asia: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
How can low-income economies in Asia attract private investment while providing affordable tariffs?
Articles & Analysis | The Philippines' history of trade and migration has created a diverse, globally minded society from The Report: Philippines 2019
Spanning more than 300,000 sq km, the Republic of the Philippines reaches from Taiwan in the north to Indonesia in the south. In terms of territorial size, it is the fourth-largest country in South-east Asia after Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Bordered by the South China Sea in the west and the Sulu and Celebes seas in the south, the...
Articles & Analysis | The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte continues to focus on inclusive growth and reducing income inequality in the Philippines from The Report: Philippines 2019
The year 2019 marks the halfway point of President Rodrigo Duterte’s six-year term in office, following his inauguration in June 2016. The Philippines’ GDP has increased by more than 6% per year since 2012, making inclusive growth and the reduction of income inequality top priorities for the current administration.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Teodoro L Locsin, Secretary of Foreign Affairs: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
Where do you see opportunity to reform the 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT) with the US?