Trade and industry - Matches

The traditional adage is that innovation optimizes the evolution of performance. But for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to fully take advantage o..

The heavy traffic congestion along the roads within the Port of Manila, the largest seaport in the Philippines, and in Metro Manila led the City of Ma..

The Philippines has been more cautious in its policy toward free trade agreements (FTAs) than other ASEAN member-states, having signed, so far, only o..

Supply chain connectivity is vital for the efficient flow of trade among APEC economies. This paper reviews the literature and supply chain management..

The Philippines can continue to reinforce the importance of global value chains (GVCs) when the country hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic meeting this y..

The rice sector is regulated by the National Food Authority, with imports under a statutory monopoly. Consistent with previous studies done on the ric..

Several elicitation techniques were employed to gauge the attitudes to risk of smallholder high-value crop farmers in the southern Philippines. Result..

The automotive industry is expected to yield 300,000 jobs under a new industrial policy that seeks to revive the manufacturing sector, an official bar..

The Philippines has vast potentials to be the heart of services trade in Asia Pacific. A study authored by Dr. Ramonette Serafica, research consultan..

A competition policy for the rice and passenger transport sector is needed to encourage innovation and prevent cartels. This was stressed in a natio..

This second issue of the Development Research News announces the revival of the Philippine Services Coalition that will study and advocate for reforms..

As the Philippines move toward the legislation of its comprehensive competition law, one important issue that has emerged is the interaction between t..

In the light of the weak performance of the Philippine manufacturing industry and the absence of structural transformation of the economy from agricul..

More regionally tailored industry roadmaps need to be put in place to strengthen the viability of local businesses and industries in light of the impe..

Competitive services are necessary for inclusive growth. Services not only directly contribute to jobs creation and value added in the economy but aff..