Tariff - Matches

Tax reform has undoubtedly coincided with a period of higher inflation risk in the country. Any man or woman on the street can tell you that the slow ..

Some years back, University of Chicago economists Raghuram Rajan and Luigi Zingales wrote a book called “Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists...

Myrna Panaguiton, a 56-year-old on-call helper in Caloocan City, was doubtful about the prospect of cheaper rice in the market before the end of the y..

Removing the quota on rice imports and instead slapping them with a 35-percent tariff rate will bring down domestic prices by up to P7 a kilo, the Dep..

The free trade movement in the Philippines “took a back seat” as the Duterte administration shifted the government focus to addressing the..

The free trade movement in the Philippines “took a back seat” as the Duterte administration shifted the government focus to addressing the..

This was one of the valuable insights from the Cacao Link Luzon Congress held in San Fernando, Pampanga on Nov. 16-17. It was organized by the Philipp..

The country’s economic managers appear bent on removing next year the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice importation to comply with the comm..

The Philippines had enjoyed the protection of quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, or rice- import caps, for more than two decades. Upon joining the..

The rice sector may get at least P27 billion in government assistance, or nearly half of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) P60.6-billion budg..

Trade ministers from the 10-member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are moving towards an agreement to reduce the prolifera..

Asean economic ministers are targeting to release a statement encouraging members of Asean to reduce trade barriers, according to Trade Secretary Ramo..

The weakening of the peso against the US dollar could make certain food items more expensive in the near-term, but it would be good for exporters as i..

The government is alarmed by the rising tide of protectionism in the region in the form of nontariff barriers (NTBs), making it important for the Phil..

Despite making headway in bringing down tariffs, the region continues to struggle in realizing the Asean Economic Community (AEC) due to nontariff bar..