The Philippine delegation is targeting to attract over 1,300 buyers and generate a modest $31 million worth export deals at the upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE), significantly lower than the $300 million the Philippines realized during last year’s China International...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has launched the PEZA Academy in partnership with 29 state universities and colleges (SUCs) on top of 10 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Institutes amid the pandemic as it strengthened skills development training program for ecozone workers and creating a...
Majority or 91 percent of manufacturing firms and 77 percent of IT-BPOs operating in the various economic zones nationwide are back to their operations enabling more than 1.181 million employees to go back to work again after 6 months of work disruption. Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director...
Islamic banks and Muslim investors have expressed strong interest to invest in the Philippines for halal food production once the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has established these specialized economic zones. PEZA Director-General Charito B. Plaza (Photo credit from Corporate...
QU Dongyu U.N. Director-General Global hunger has been on a regrettable rise in recent years, and despite Asia’s economic clout, the continent – home to more than half of the world’s undernourished – has not been spared. Now COVID-19 is leading to a slowdown of regional economic growth and...