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                    [ArticleID] => 1538904
                    [Title] => International Trade Center urges Philippines firms to use free online tools
                    [Summary] => 

The International Trade Centre (ITC) is encouraging Filipino enterprises looking for information on new overseas destinations to explore available resources online offered free of charge.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507453 [Title] => Central Luzon unemployment rate higher than national average [Summary] =>

The unemployment rate in Central Luzon is 2.4 percent higher than the national rate of 6.5 percent, despite a double-digit growth in the manufacturing sector in the region.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-05 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20151006/Unemployment-rate-2.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406289 [Title] => Malungkot na Pasko [Summary] =>

DAPAT masaya ang Pasko pero para sa karamihan ng OFWs, mahirap yatang mangyari ito.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133431 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804732 [AuthorName] => Roy Señeres [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1398346 [Title] => Phl hopes to attract more investments by hosting Apec [Summary] =>

The Philippines aims to attract more foreign investments as well as promote the integration of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in global value chains through its hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings next year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141107/APEC-logo.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340214 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Still a laggard [Summary] =>

Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy also posted the biggest growth in foreign direct investment last year. The latest World Investment Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development showed that FDI grew by 24 percent in the Philippines in 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20140629/startoon.gif ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1271402 [Title] => Surging Foreign Direct Investments [Summary] =>

With good macroeconomic fundamentals and continued reforms, the Philippines is getting a lot of interest from foreign investors these days.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-23 16:00:02 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8355/elhf.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1256379 [Title] => Phl among 11 economies that relaxed rules on entry of foreign investors [Summary] =>

The Philippines is among the 11 countries that have adopted policy measures to ease the entry of foreign investors, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1186861 [Title] => Int'l investment, trade fair opens in Xiamen [Summary] =>

More than 670 delegations from 100 countries and regions gathered Sunday in China's southeastern coastal city of Xiamen to attend the 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT).

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-08 13:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1105821 [Title] => JICA funds FabLab for Bohol SMEs [Summary] =>

Some 135 manufacturers from Bohol stand to benefit from a fabrication laboratory project, the first of its kind in the Philippines, that is being funded by the Japanese government.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 961637 [Title] => Phl catching up on FDI – Citi [Summary] =>

The Philippines still lagged behind Southeast Asian neighbors in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs).

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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