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Interviews & Viewpoints | Charito Plaza, Director-General, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA): Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
Articles & Analysis | The Philippines establishes the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in order to create prosperity from The Report: Philippines 2019
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has long been associated with insurrection, conflict and extremism. Although much of Mindanao has been integrated into the mainstream Philippine economy and political system, the ARMM maintains uneasy relations and resistance to central government authority, which has led to economic isolation...
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
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...
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 | Philippine mid-term elections give Duterte administration leverage to enact constitutional and tax reforms from The Report: Philippines 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte emerged invigorated from the May 2019 mid-term elections after his party dominated the polls, marking an endorsement of his policies and the administration’s performance since 2016. Nine out of 12 Senate seats were won by pro-Duterte candidates, with the remaining three taken by independents. The ballot gave the...