Business in the Philippines, Manila, ASEAN

1. Introduction to the Republic of the Philippines (Southeast Asia ASEAN)
2. Business in Manila
3. Philippine Economy
4. Philippine International Trade
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Investment in the Philippines
7. Business Opportunities in the Philippines:
   1. Electronics
   2. Software development
   3. Business process outsourcing
   4. Cement
   5. Renewable energy
8. Case Study
   1. San Miguel Corporation
   2. SM Group
9. Access to the Philippine market
10. Business Plan for the Philippines

International Trade and Business in the Philippines:

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Philippines” are the following:

1. To analyze the Philippine Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in the Philippines
3. To explore the Philippine trade relations with the student's country
4. To know the Philippine Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of Philippine companies
6. To develop a business plan for the Philippine market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Philippines” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters adapted to Filipino students.

EENI in Tagalog: Master internasyonal Negosyo.

Languages: or Filipinas Philippines.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in the Philippines”: 2

Economic Corridors related to the Philippines:

1. Access to the East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam)
2. Access to the Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor

Philippine Trade Agreements and Market Access:

1. ASEAN
   1. ASEAN Free-Trade Area
   2. ASEAN Economic Community
   3. East ASEAN Growth Area
   4. The Philippines has trade agreements (as a member of the ASEAN) with China, India, Australia-New Zealand, the EU, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States
2. APEC
3. Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement
4. EU-Philippines
   1. EU-Philippines Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
   2. ASEAN-European Union
5. EFTA-Philippines Agreement
6. Regional Comprehensive Economic Association
7. Global System of Trade Preferences
8. Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries
9. Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Candidate Country

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Hamburg Rules
4. BIC (Containers)
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
6. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Istanbul Convention - not a member
7. International Chamber of Shipping
8. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Colombo Plan
3. Boao Forum for Asia
4. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
5. Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)
6. East Asia-Latin America Cooperation
7. Africa-Asia Partnership
8. Asia-Middle East Dialogue

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
5. International Monetary Fund

1. Philippine Capital: Manila
2. The largest city of the Republic of the Philippines: Quezon City
3. The Philippine official languages are Filipino (Tagalog) and English
   1. In the Philippines, they are nineteen recognized regional language
   2. Spanish and Arabic are also used
4. Philippine Area: 300,000 km²
5. Philippine Population: 102 million people
6. The main Philippine ethnic groups are Visayan (34%), Tagalog (28%), Ilocano (10%), and Bicolano (7%)
7. Type of Government of the Philippines: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
8. Independence of the Philippines:
   1. 1898 (from Spain)
   2. 1946 (from the United States)
9. Maritime borders of the Philippines: Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, Taiwan and Vietnam

Main religion in the Philippines: Christianity (Catholicism: 75 million) and Islam (10%).

Philippine Economy.

The Republic of the Philippines is one of the fastest economies in South-east Asia.

1. The Philippines is the 39th largest economy in the World
2. Philippine GDP: 289.686 billion dollars
3. The Philippines is a newly industrialized country and one of the Next Eleven economies
4. Philippine agricultural sector: 14% of the GDP and 32% of the labour force
5. Industry: 30% of the GDP and 14% of the workforce
6. Services sector of the Philippines: 56% of the GDP and the 47% of the workers
7. The Republic of the Philippines is an excellent platform for international business
8. The Philippines is strategically located in the middle of two important Foreign Trade routes: The Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea
9. The Philippines is one of the top ten gold producers in the World
10. Key emerging sectors of the Philippine economy: electronics, business process outsourcing, and software development
11. Philippine Currency: Peso (PHP)
12. Unemployment rate in the Philippines: 6%

International Trade of the Philippines.

1. The Philippines is the largest copper exporter in Southeast Asia
2. Top trading partners of the Philippines are the United States, and Hong Kong, and Hong Kong
3. Top exports products of the Philippines: semiconductors, electronic products, Transport equipment, garments, copper products, and petroleum
4. The Philippine company “Madagascar International Container Terminal Services” manages the Toamasina Autonomous Port

Foreign direct investment (FDI). Foreign investors are allowed to invest 100% equity in companies occupied in nearly all types of business activities.

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