Nataliya Mylenko, also of the World Bank, seconded Mr. Konoshi. She highlighted the three areas where the Philippines showed the greatest improvements. First is in dealing with construction permits. Here, she noted how we were able to cut three steps and save three days in the process ...
down from 6.1 percent in 2022. CPI-All Items decreased to 4 percent year-on-year in August, below the H1 2023 average of 5.6 percent. It is nonetheless expected to increase slightly through the end of the year, “amid higher COE [Certificate of Entitlement] ...
"Ease of doing business is the key," Cecilio Pedro, president of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, said during the hybrid forum it organized on Monday. Pedro said that starting a business in the Philippines can be a long and tedious process as investors nee...