Peso may weaken to P65 to $1 says Salceda

September 28, 2022

MANILA - Albay Representative Joey Salceda said on Wednesday the Philippines must brace for the possibility that the peso may weaken to as much as P65 against the US dollar. Salceda, who was an econom...

Pascual unveils PH industrialization strategy

Mike Clarkson

September 25, 2022

Trade Liberalization

TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual promoted the Philippine government's strategic economic priorities to American investors during the Philippine Ec...

The Abe Legacy: A More Asian Japan, Steering Its Own Course in the World

Mike Clarkson

September 23, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Last part First Part: The Abe Legacy: A Japan Empowered by Far-reaching ReformsIt was fitting that Shinzo Abe’s death was marked by a day of mourning in India, and that 98-year-old Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Mal...

Live updates 77th UNGA: Biden slams Russia for Ukraine invasion; supports UNSC expansion

Mike Clarkson

September 21, 2022

Trade Liberalization

US President Joe Biden at UNGA: Biden said that Putin has 'shamelessly violated' UN charter with Ukraine invasion, which started on February 24. Biden said, "We stand in so...

Brazil’s Global Ambitions | Council on Foreign Relations

Mike Clarkson

September 19, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Introduction As Latin America’s largest and most influential country, Brazil has long played a leadership role in the region, throwing its economic and diplomatic might behind hemispheric integration efforts. I...

B.V.R Mohan Reddy’s book ‘Engineered in India’ to release on Monday

Mike Clarkson

September 17, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Penguin India announced the release of ‘Engineered in India: From dreams to billion-dollar CYIENT’ by Indian entrepreneur and founder-chairman of Cyient BVR Mohan Reddy, on September 19. The story of a young m...

What’s Breaking Democracy? by William H. Janeway

Mike Clarkson

September 16, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The internationalization of economic and financial relationships has undermined the authority of the nation-state and created the conditions for today’s confluence of global crises. Wor...

China poised to shake up economic leadership as reformers bow out

Mike Clarkson

September 14, 2022

Trade Liberalization

BEIJING, China – China‘s ruling Communist Party sets the stage next month for the biggest overhaul of its economic leadership in a decade, with a generation of reform-minded policymakers expected to...

US midterm voting may affect fate of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Mike Clarkson

September 10, 2022

Trade Liberalization

With the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework evolving as a vague economic cooperation initiative, President Joe Biden seems to have succeeded in avoiding politicizing trade at home ahe...

DOF assures investors of more business-friendly environment – Manila Bulletin

Mike Clarkson

September 9, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Marcos administration is committed to establish a more business-friendly environment to encourage foreign investors to do business in the Philippines. During the Phili...

The New British Prime Minister – Opinion: Potomac Watch

Mike Clarkson

September 6, 2022

Trade Liberalization

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated.Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal. This is Potomac Watch.Kyle Pet...

CIFTIS enhances China’s role as a gateway for global service trade

Mike Clarkson

September 5, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing and member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The artic...

The Indian Economy Can Recover If It Increases Its Exports

Mike Clarkson

September 3, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Indian economy can recover if it increases its exports Exports of goods and services have been good for India. The export share of India’s GDP was 20.8 per cent last year, 0.8 percentage points higher tha...

The Core Group And Sri Lanka Likely To Be Mutually Accommodative At UNHRC – Analysis – Eurasia Review

Mike Clarkson

August 31, 2022

Trade Liberalization

As usual, the resolution on Sri Lanka at the September session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is expected to list the many shortcomings in the island nation’s approach to the question of human rights s...

Three Books: Professor Aaron Friedberg on Understanding China

Mike Clarkson

August 29, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Aaron L. Friedberg is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton whose latest book, Getting China Wrong, argues that the world’s democracies have badly underestim...

Reinvent India-EU approach to free trade agreement

Mike Clarkson

August 27, 2022

Trade Liberalization

2022 has been a significant year for India’s trade. Firstly, India’s merchandise exports touched $420 billion in 2021-22. This is far higher than the previous record of $330 billion ach...

Europe Set Itself Up for This Energy Crisis

Mike Clarkson

August 26, 2022

Trade Liberalization

However, the security of supply was almost a secondary goal compared to the eagerness to drive a fair, low price for supplies. “Liberalization is not driven by security of supply per se,” says Adi Imsirovic, se...

Leveraging Nigeria’s capital market potential

Mike Clarkson

August 24, 2022

Trade Liberalization

It can be argued that there is a strong, positive relationship between the economic development of a nation and the degree of sophistication of its capital market structures. For context, while the Un...

Global Cannabidiol Market: Market Segments: By Source Type

Mike Clarkson

August 22, 2022

Trade Liberalization

New York, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Cannabidiol Market: Market Segments: By Source Type ; By Distribution Channel ;By End User ; and Regio...

Dbeibah: Liberalization of economy after February revolution hasn’t been rationalized

Mike Clarkson

August 20, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah confirmed that the economy was liberalized in some aspects after the February 17, 2011 revolution, but this liberalization was not rationalized, reaffirming the need to...

Diversify into Agriculture, UNECA Urges Zambia

Mike Clarkson

August 18, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Lusaka–ZAMBIA needs to diversify into agriculture and other growth sectors from commodity dependence to maximize returns and bolster economic growth decimated by COVID 19 and global recessio...

Burundi Proves Free Market Critics Wrong – InsideSources

Mike Clarkson

August 16, 2022

Trade Liberalization

It’s no secret: The free market has its critics in the United States. Elected officials routinely scapegoat free enterprise as the source of America’s problems, claiming it is “not a redeemable system.” Appare...

How to make denim in licence raj

Mike Clarkson

August 14, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Lalbhai heritage traces to Shantidas Jhaveri, an eminent merchant and chief jeweller to Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan. In the 18th century, the Gujarati family expanded into banking, p...

Reviving the Pharmaceutical Industry, Reality Check: Lessons from Overseas

Mike Clarkson

August 13, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Recently, The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward highlighted Japan’s “lag” in discovering and developing novel drugs. The articles called for a revival of Japan’s pharmaceutical industry. The editorial writ...

Financial system is both institutions and markets

Mike Clarkson

August 11, 2022

Trade Liberalization

We have no doubt that the off-cycle, huge policy rate adjustment by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) last month continues to surprise both market analysts and economists. In a positive way, many ...

H1 trade deficit widens to $29.79B

Mike Clarkson

August 9, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The country’s trade deficit widened to $29.79 billion at the end of the first half of the year from $17.95 billion last year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, with the gap hitting another mon...

[B-SIDE Podcast] What I’ve learned after helping write the 1987 Constitution

Mike Clarkson

August 8, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side By Patricia B. Mirasol, Reporterspeaking to Bernardo M. Villegas WITH EVERY CHANGE of administration comes the question of what needs to chan...

OPINION: No to the Belt and Road Initiative in Hayden

Mike Clarkson

August 5, 2022

Trade Liberalization

There is a plan afoot to develop land for storage units at the Coeur d’Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, in Hayden. On the surface, this seems like a healthy d...

Two Cheers for the New CHIPS and Science Act

Mike Clarkson

August 4, 2022

Trade Liberalization

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will sign the CHIPS and Science Act. The $280 billion bill was passed with a solid bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate, which is a rare feat. But these are u...

British Chamber welcomes pledge to make PH an investment destination

Mike Clarkson

August 2, 2022

Trade Liberalization

CHRIS Nelson, executive director and trustee of the British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) welcomes President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...

Philippines is ramping up its digital finance infrastructure

Mike Clarkson

August 1, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Philippines is ready to ride the digital wave in the global economy, as the government has committed to build more digital finance infrastructure to ensure broad-based economic growth.According to the Depar...

Algeria frees up banking with Spain, an important step in resuming trade relations – This Is Ardee

Mike Clarkson

July 29, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Professional Association of Banks and Financial Companies (Abef) of Algeria announced the liberalization of banking operations with Spain late Thursday, more than 50 days after Algiers announced a...

It’s Earth Overshoot Day, and Future Generations Are Calling

Mike Clarkson

July 28, 2022

Trade Liberalization

July 28 is Earth Overshoot Day. As of that day, for the rest of 2022, human economic activity will be using the planet's resources beyond its capacity to renew them. Humans now consume things like wood, water, ...

FTA awaits Aussie ratification | Mint

Mike Clarkson

July 26, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The department of commerce in an official response said that it was challenging to fix a timeline to bring the India- Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) into force “as the com...

Gov’t urged to address gaps in garments manufacturing

Mike Clarkson

July 24, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Reliable suppliers. The garments value chain depends largely on MSMEs which need support from government. (PNA Photo) The Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippine (FOBAP) has iden...

Russia and Africa: a future-bound partnership

Mike Clarkson

July 23, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Under the theme “Network for Empowerment, refuelling a Continent on the Rise” of the last congress, young African women from different countries who gathered in Nairobi (Kenya in East Africa) we...

Intravenous Infusions PLC records growth in post COVID-19 era

Mike Clarkson

July 21, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Business News of Thursday, 21 July 2022 Source: GSE 2022-07-21 Executives and staff of Intravenous Infusions PLC in a photo The economy of Ghana recovered slowly from the negative effects of COVID-19, rec...

Bulgaria’s Overgas agreed with the Americans for the Supply of 1 billion cubic meters of Liquefied Gas – Novinite.com

Mike Clarkson

July 19, 2022

Trade Liberalization

America's Excelerate Energy Inc. and Overgas Inc. announced that they have agreed to work to supply regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the planned terminal in Vlora, Albania. The two companies have signe...

Osun Election: Let’s Do Away With Violence But Vote According To Our Consciences – YGC

Mike Clarkson

July 16, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Yoruba Global Council, a foremost and prestigious Yoruba Diaspora-based socio-cultural organization established to advance the course and interest of the Yoruba nation throu...

PAUL GOLDSMITH – From Plastics to Plasticity

Mike Clarkson

July 15, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Download PDFPrint ArticleThe weight of the book in my hands registered as alarm, perhaps signalling the symbolism of its intellectual heft, a book the likes of which I had never reviewed in my qu...

Economy can absorb BSP’s 75 basis-point rate hike —Diokno │ GMA News Online

Mike Clarkson

July 14, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The economy is robust enough to absorb the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) surprise policy rate hike of 75 basis points, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Thursday. “The target range for the GDP grow...

‘Food is not just a trade commodity’

Mike Clarkson

July 12, 2022

Trade Liberalization

IN his inaugural speech, President Bongbong Marcos surprised the country’s peasant leaders and CSO agridev advocates with his declaration of support for “food self-sufficiency” as a national goal and his ...

Chinese Scholar’s Call For ‘Technological Excellence’ – Lesson For India In Defence Self-Reliance, Economic & Industrial Development

Mike Clarkson

July 11, 2022

Trade Liberalization

As India pushes its ‘Aatmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) drive for indigenizing defense manufacturing, a Chinese scholar’s appeal to focus on technological excellence to maintain a global edge serves as a valuable ...

Did China place a losing bet on Russia?

Mike Clarkson

July 9, 2022

Trade Liberalization

In Beijing, on the evening of June 24, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development in virtual format and expressed his views. The following Presid...

Retailers urged to sustain digital transformation

Mike Clarkson

July 7, 2022

Trade Liberalization

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS TRADE Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said retailers must continue their digital transformation to ride the wave of e-commerce that gained momentum during t...

Pacific Alliance would open Costa Rica to a marker of 230 million people

Mike Clarkson

July 5, 2022

Trade Liberalization

QCOSTARICA – Opening the doors to a market of 230 million people is what would await Costa Rica with the incorporation to the Pacific Alliance (Spanish: Alianza del Pacífico). .That is why 13 business chambers ...

How Poorly Negotiated Trade Agreements Fuel Illicit Financial Flows, Tax Evasion – The Whistler Newspaper

Mike Clarkson

July 3, 2022

Trade Liberalization

In a 2020 Economic Development in Africa Report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Africa lost about $88.6bn or 3.7 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product, to illicit financial fl...

IPEF Shows U.S. Can’t Afford to Buy Anti-China Allies With Free Trade Agreements

Mike Clarkson

July 1, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Biden administration’s recently announced Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), which aims to strengthen cooperation between the United States and multiple Asian nations on economic,...

Robust growth propels Philippine economy to fastest-growing in Asean

Mike Clarkson

June 29, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The April 2022 IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) report revealed a faster growth projection for the Philippines of 6.5 per cent for this year, up from the previous forecast of 6.3 per cent made in January. Mean...

Jerash US : Annual Report (Form 10-K)

Mike Clarkson

June 27, 2022

Trade Liberalization

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Ma...

Crucial sector needs reforms | Philstar.com

Mike Clarkson

June 25, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Just how important is the air transportation sector to the Philippines? The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association of the world’s airlines, revealed that airlines, airport operat...

Standard Chartered hosts investor roundtable with the BSP in Singapore

Mike Clarkson

June 24, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) put the spotlight on investment opportunities for investors in Singapore in a roundtable organized by Standard Chartere...

Opinion: If Biden were really serious about fighting inflation, he’d repeal Trump’s failed tariffs that raise consumer prices

Mike Clarkson

June 21, 2022

Trade Liberalization

WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate)—In response to surging prices, President Joe Biden declared this month that “fighting inflation” is his “top economic priority.” He promises that his administration “will continue...

The Complex Nationalism of China’s Gen-Z – The Diplomat

Mike Clarkson

June 20, 2022

Trade Liberalization

AdvertisementChina’s Gen-Z (defined loosely as individuals born after 1996) tends to be associated with images of ferocious, vocal, and unyieldingly nationalistic supporters of the country and regime.In his inc...

1994 to 2022: US leadership in the Americas is fading

Mike Clarkson

June 18, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Almost thirty years from the first Summit of the Americas, rather than ambitious statements on policy objectives, what captured headlines on this occasion was confusion over invitations and the event’s agenda. ...

Tokayev’s Second Republic and its future

Mike Clarkson

June 16, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Not much is known about Turkmenistan – it is a rather closed-off country. While fairly credible information on the nation’s foreign policy can be found, there is no opportunity whatsoever to gle...

Ukraine, EU agree on final draft of special agreement on road transport liberalisation

Mike Clarkson

June 14, 2022

Trade Liberalization

In a key development, the European Commission has agreed on the final draft of a special agreement between Ukraine and the EU on road transport liberalisation. According to Ukrainian Infrastructure Minist...

Why New Zealand is right to call out Canada on its dairy industry

Mike Clarkson

June 12, 2022

Trade Liberalization

When it comes to dairy and free trade, Canada wants it both ways. New Zealand’s dairy dispute with Canada reveals the ongoing tensions within Canada’s trade agenda. On May 12, New Zealand requested consu...

World News Roundup: Britain says talking to Ukraine, not Russia, about jailed soldiers; Scholz backs giving ‘realistic chance’ to Western Balkans on EU membership bid and more

Mike Clarkson

June 10, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Britain says talking to Ukraine, not Russia, about jailed soldiers Britain is prioritizing talking to Ukraine rather than Russia on the situation ...

PH sees $150-M fresh investments from Israel – Manila Bulletin

Mike Clarkson

June 9, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Philippines and Israel signed three agreements which are expected to bring in Israeli investments of $150 million initially as both countries agreed to further boost bilateral economic relations. The three a...

Budget deficit may decline to 3.2% of GDP by 2025

Mike Clarkson

June 7, 2022

Trade Liberalization

THE Department of Finance (DOF) expects the country’s budget deficit by 2025 to go down further to around 3.2 percent of GDP—near the prepandemic deficit of 3.4 percent—if the government pushes through wi...

Electronics, apparel to benefit from CPTPP

Mike Clarkson

June 5, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MANILA, Philippines — Sectors such as electronic equipment, apparel, machinery and metals are expected to benefit from the country’s participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacif...

Bangladesh seeks preferential market access to the US

Mike Clarkson

June 4, 2022

Trade Liberalization

They discussed the issues at the second high-level economic consultation between Bangladesh and the United States held at the US Department of State in Washington D.C on Thursday.Salman and Jose W. Fernandez, U...

Philippines wooing Spanish investors | Philstar.com

Mike Clarkson

June 2, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is encouraging Spanish investors to do business in the country on the back of its strong macroeconomic fundamentals and strong rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pand...

As Naira Falls, What Next for Nigeria?

Mike Clarkson

May 31, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Nigeria’s foreign reserves have dropped to $38.59 billion as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued its currency float management that had seen the apex bank pumping $3.36 billion into the foreign excha...

Foreign Companies Raising Capital through Taiwan Depositary Receipts (TDRs)

Mike Clarkson

May 30, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Foreign companies' most common way to raise capital, gain greater international visibility, access to new investors, and gain coverage by more equity analysts in the Taiwanese exchanges is through issuing Taiw...

Wine as scapegoat in trade disputes means con

Mike Clarkson

May 28, 2022

Trade Liberalization

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U.S.-dominated IPEF lacks promise

Mike Clarkson

May 26, 2022

Trade Liberalization

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Cory Aquino, Ramos, and Estrada – Manila Bulletin

Mike Clarkson

May 24, 2022

Trade Liberalization

ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma From the tumultuous presidency of Corazon Aquino following the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, successive administrations – without exception – tackled and surmounted major crises. ...

World sees through U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

Mike Clarkson

May 23, 2022

Trade Liberalization

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Biden To Unveil IPEF In A Bid To Counter China’s Economic Clout In Indo-Pacific

Mike Clarkson

May 21, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The US president Joe Biden is expected to unveil the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) next week when he visits Tokyo for meeting prime minister Fumio Kishida and prime ministers of QUAD nations. The IPEF ...

Singapore president congratulates BBM, invites him for a state visit

Mike Clarkson

May 19, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MORE than a month before he formally assumes office, presumptive President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. received an invitation from Singapore President Halimah Yacob for a state visit. The invitatio...

Three Big Questions That the American Establishment Got Wrong

Mike Clarkson

May 17, 2022

Trade Liberalization

In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, there have been three great public policy debates in the United States—one about trade, another about U.S. foreign policy, and a third about the federal defic...

Signing a free trade agreement with India is a preferable alternative for Taiwan’s semiconductor industry

Mike Clarkson

May 15, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Due to Taiwan’s labor shortage and the search for a manufacturing partner for offshoring China-based Taiwanese businesses, India and Taiwan appear to be the ideal partners for each other. As a result, it is exp...

Russia, Australia laud Marcos win

Mike Clarkson

May 13, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Join US and China in expressing stronger bilateral cooperation with PH under BBM Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have joined other world leaders in con...

Sri Lanka shippers asks for international trade not to be disrupted, condemns violence

Mike Clarkson

May 12, 2022

Trade Liberalization

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Shippers Council, a body representing exporters and importers asked for international trade to be allowed to continue without disruption, and condemned violence. ...

Why Reelection Would Embolden Bolsonaro Even More

Mike Clarkson

May 10, 2022

Trade Liberalization

SÃO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been catching up in the polls with his main rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ahead of the October presidential elections. He still trails, but the electio...

US irrational hostility toward China a coldly rational ploy

Mike Clarkson

May 8, 2022

Trade Liberalization

China US Illustration: Liu Rui Editor's Note:The hysteria toward China has risen to a new peak in the US. Political climate in Washington is increasingly weird in terms of China-related topics. Why...

NONTOBEKO HLELA – Memo to the Global South: It’s Time to Reboot the Non-aligned Movement

Mike Clarkson

May 7, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Download PDFPrint ArticleOn the trail of capital flight from Africa extends pioneering work begun much earlier. The editors – Leonce Ndikumana and James Boyce – estimate Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ...

Cold Chain Logistics Market size See Incredible Growth during 2030 – Queen Anne and Mangolia News

Mike Clarkson

May 4, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Description The global cold chain logistics market size is expected to grow from USD 207 billion in 2020 to USD 496.5 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 15.7% from 2021 to 2027. The changing global economy ...

Subic’s revelations | Philstar.com

Mike Clarkson

April 30, 2022

Trade Liberalization

When I was invited and said yes to go to Subic and stay at Le Charme Suites, the main sponsor and brains behind the first Frike (fun, ride, bike) Enduro Challenge, little did I know that I was in for a number ...

Is the Offshore-Campus Boom Over?

Mike Clarkson

April 28, 2022

Trade Liberalization

What happened to higher education’s offshore boom? For over a decade, the sustained growth of international branch campuses seemed a sure thing. New York University’s campus in Abu Dhabi welcomed its first clas...

UK’s decision to remove tariffs on Ukrainian imports will save thousands of jobs

Mike Clarkson

April 27, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The United Kingdom announced the decision to reduce all tariffs to zero and remove all quotas on imports of Ukrainian goods thus saving thousands of jobs during the war. “I am grate...

Japan to strengthen cooperation with Philippines in Indo-Pacific

Mike Clarkson

April 25, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MANILA, Philippines — Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa underscored Japan’s intention to strengthen cooperation with the Philippines as its strategic partner for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacifi...

DTI woos Singaporean investors | Philstar.com

Mike Clarkson

April 23, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to hold an investment summit this week to encourage Singaporean firms to do business in the country, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. The trade depar...

Victoria clothing companies wrestle with fashion’s wooliest questions

Mike Clarkson

April 22, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Wood tones offer a cabin-like feel to the new Anian location in Kitsilano, where rows of thick-knit overshirts are displayed in gradients of earthy colours. The fabric is sturdy yet soft; the design, understate...

Survival of the fittest – Businessamlive

Mike Clarkson

April 19, 2022

Trade Liberalization

BY VETIVA What shaped the past week? Global: Global investor sentiment was mixed this week, in preparation for the Q1’22 earnings season. In Asia, focus was on the latest economic data out of Japan and China, a...

RCEP participants already reaping benefits from trade deal — DTI

Mike Clarkson

April 17, 2022

Trade Liberalization

TRADE SECRETARY Ramon M. Lopez said the early signatories to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are starting to derive benefits from their participation, and warned...

Russia, Ukraine and the future of sanctions – GIS Reports

Mike Clarkson

April 15, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The West is relying on economic means to retaliate against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the strategy may not be sustainable in the long term. Western politicians severely underestimated President Putin’s...

Addressing Challenges to Growth, Security and Stability

Mike Clarkson

April 12, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Watch the full recording of the speechThank you very, very much for the warm welcome from everyone. Thank you for the hospitality and for showing me the city of Warsaw. I want to thank the War...