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THE country’s exports could grow 5 to 6 percent in 2024, with the electronics sector as the growth driver, according to an official of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport). A statement issued by the umbrella organization of Philippine exporters on Friday said Philexport Chairman George T. Barcelon is hopeful…
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said it has elected Eunina Mangio, owner of several large businesses including a popular samgyupsal chain, as its new president. PCCI, one of the top business groups in the country, said Mangio, owner of large businesses including SamgyeopMasarap chain of restaurants, was…
Manila should improve its logistics infrastructure to “optimize” the Philippines’s shipments of bananas and pineapples to Japan, according to Sembikiya Fruit Co. Ltd. The company, considered one of Japan’s oldest fruit shops that imports from the Philippines, said it is experiencing logistics issues and is having difficulties importing local fruits. Company President Hiroshi Oshima made
SEC chairman Emilio B. Aquino said the agency has stretched itself on the deadline of its amnesty program, which slaps a one-time fee for all the company’s penalties incurred in the submission of documents such as the general information sheet and the annual financial statement. The amnesty program is a prelude to the imposition of
THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has expressed concern that the conflict in the Middle East, which could result in oil price hikes across the globe as well as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) plan to raise interest rates might affect the country’s economic growth for 2023. “We hope that this will not flare