Financial system is both institutions and markets

August 11, 2022

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...

Central govt supports Macao in leveraging its role as platform linking China, Portuguese-speaking countries: Premier Li

Mike Clarkson

April 10, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a speech online while attending the opening ceremony of a special ministerial conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaki...

Why the Popular Movement in Argentina Against the Debt and the IMF is Important

Mike Clarkson

April 8, 2022

Trade Liberalization

This agreement comes against the backdrop of years of global recession and crises exacerbated by the SARS-COVID 19 virus, and in the context of a worrying war. These are times when social and material inequa...

Tax reforms boost PH’s position in Asia

Mike Clarkson

April 7, 2022

Trade Liberalization

REFORMS. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III says reforms made by the...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Origins, Themes & Populations

Mike Clarkson

April 5, 2022

Trade Liberalization

ContentsOrigins of AAPI Heritage MonthWhy Do We Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month?Anti-Asian RacismAAPI Month 2022 ThemeWhy the Date of AAPI Heritage Month is SignificantSourcesAsian American and Pacific Islander H...

PEZA official says more investments to enter PHL after May nat’l elections

Mike Clarkson

April 3, 2022

Trade Liberalization

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter MORE INVESTMENTS are expected to enter the country after the May election as investors await the new administration,...

The Restructuring of International Capital Markets under Deglobalization

Mike Clarkson

April 2, 2022

Trade Liberalization

An average person primarily knows North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un for two things: the nuclear bombs and his ruthless rule. As he finishes his first decade in power in April this year, l...

Russia crisis gives EU a grim sense of what’s to come with China – POLITICO

Mike Clarkson

March 31, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Beijing’s close ties to Russia despite the invasionof Ukraine has raised fears in Western capitals. Illustration by Ann Kiernan for POLITICO By Stuart Lau CRITICS OF...

The Chinese Apparel Industry’s Second Growth Curve – WWD

Mike Clarkson

March 28, 2022

Trade Liberalization

After more than a decade of robust expansion, the Chinese apparel industry is seeking to identify new growth opportunities. But how can these firms adopt revolutionary innovation at a speed that mirrors that o...

Hunger stalks Central Asia as Ukraine war rages on

Mike Clarkson

March 26, 2022

Trade Liberalization

On March 16, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his State of the Nation address in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. Most of Tokayev’s speech was about the political reforms he had either ac...

COMESA engages business communities on provision of competition laws

Mike Clarkson

March 24, 2022

Trade Liberalization

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 24 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has held an engagement session with various business communities in Kenya to discuss the ap...

Gibo seeks stable investment policies

Mike Clarkson

March 22, 2022

Trade Liberalization

UniTeam Senate candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro on Tuesday stressed the need for government to provide stable investment policies to complement ...

Better agriculture platforms needed | The Manila Times

Mike Clarkson

March 20, 2022

Trade Liberalization

MAJOR problems plague Philippine agriculture, which needs more attention from those hoping to be in the next government. This campaign season, w...

China calls for more cooperation with EU as it becomes top trading partner

Mike Clarkson

March 17, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Gao Feng, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, calls on reporters to ask questions at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Wang Cong/GTIn the first two months this year, the Europea...

Created in Synergy: Market Management System Software Facilitating Electricity Online Trade

Mike Clarkson

March 15, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Thirty-two months and more than 20 talented professionals – this is all that was required from Synergy to create a revolutionary Market Management System to liberalize Armenia’s wholesale electricity market and...

ECONOMIC SCARS AND SHOCKS: COVID pushes back AmBisyon

Mike Clarkson

March 13, 2022

Trade Liberalization

BALISACAN As the pandemic sets the country back for several years in achieving its AmBisyon Nation 2040 goals, the Philippines is facing more economic shocks such as the looming global conflicts, future health...

Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia Is Cloaked in Silence

Mike Clarkson

March 12, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The detention of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner in Russia on drug charges has left her supporters searching for a road map to a resolution in what could be an especially dangerous situation during the war in...

Hong Kong’s prosperity entrenched because of Greater Bay Area building

Mike Clarkson

March 10, 2022

Trade Liberalization

City view of Hong Kong, south China. /CFP City view of Hong Kong, south China. /CFP Editor's note: Zhu Zheng is an assistant ...

Solar investment competition in Saudi Arabia to be ‘fierce’: Energy expert

Mike Clarkson

March 8, 2022

Trade Liberalization

DUBAI, UAE — Data from leading renewable energy company, Finergreen, has revealed the solar photovoltaic (PV) investment opportunities and potential in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, and Egypt, as par...

Catalyzing Financial Connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative

Mike Clarkson

March 7, 2022

Trade Liberalization

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a strategy initiated by the People’s Republic of China seeks to connect Asia with Afric...

Why Americans Fear China’s Rise

Mike Clarkson

March 4, 2022

Trade Liberalization

THE BIDEN administration is right to characterize China as engaged in “stiff competition” with the United States. But the stiffness of the challenge stems not simply from Beijing’s global ambitions, massive re...

‘More Jobs to follow herd immunity, economic reforms’

Mike Clarkson

March 2, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Expect jobs that were shed during the COVID-19 pandemic to resume with mass vaccination in full swing and once three economic liberalization measures pushed by President Duterte’s economic managers are in pla...

What the Indo-Asean trade pact tells us about FTAs

Mike Clarkson

March 1, 2022

Trade Liberalization

Last month, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, which comprises a free trade agreement (FTA). An FTA is a bilateral agreement that aims ...

Plans Lacson failed to share in time-constrained CNN PH debate

Mike Clarkson

February 27, 2022

Trade Liberalization

A stickler for details, Panfilo Lacson usually takes his time in setting up the context of a problem or issue, showing that he has a grasp of it before he offers his own solution. This works against h...

PH to pursue free trade talks with US

Mike Clarkson

February 25, 2022

Trade Liberalization

The Philippines is working on renewing the preferential trade agreement with the US as a step toward pursuing the Philippine-US Free Trade Agreement. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said during the thi...