Victoria De Dios | April 25, 2021 | 10:30 pm     With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte certified the three economic bills as urgent that are aimed to ease foreign investment restrictions in the country, lawmakers agreed that these bills will make the Philippines more accessible to foreign investments.   This is also what BCCP Executive Director …

CNN Philippines | Apr 21, 2021 | 7:39:24 PM   Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) – Meat importers are rushing to book orders of frozen pork from abroad for the next three months to take advantage of cheap tariffs announced by Malacañang, an industry group said Wednesday.   Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. Director Jet Ambalada …

  Local meat importers are rushing to book orders of as much as 600,000 metric tons of frozen pork from abroad for the next three months to take advantage of cheaper tariffs enforced by Malacañang, an industry group said Wednesday. This was as President Rodrigo Duterte asked lawmakers to give the tariff cut a chance …

  BusinessWorld | April 22, 2021 | 8:05 pm   THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it will “work hard” to ensure the passage of the last two tax reform bills before the campaigning heats up for the 2022 national elections.   In a webinar Thursday, Finance Undersecretary Antonette C. Tionko said the start of the …

  (As released) The second iteration of the British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines’ Virtual Trade Mission is happening in May and focusing on the food and drink and retail industries. In 2020, its first virtual trade mission successfully attracted UK companies across many different sectors mainly from education, automotive and business services, said …

  BusinessWorld | April 13, 2021 | 9:59 pm   INQUIRIES from British companies have increased in the past six weeks mainly from meat and machinery companies, British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Executive Director Chris Nelson said. “We’ve had more inquiries in the last month to six weeks than we’ve had for a while,” …

  To: ALL VALUED MEMBERS Notice is hereby given that the BCCP Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 1st June 2021 from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Please help us to achieve the 35% mandatory quorum by registering to attend. Important Details Date: Tuesday 1st June 2021 Venue: via Zoom AGM Starts: 5:00 …

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Philstar.com | February 26, 2021 | 8:28am   MANILA, Philippines — The passage of the pending bill that reduces taxes on local and foreign companies and further fiscal stimulus are key factors that will make the Philippines more attractive to foreign investors.   Chris Nelson, executive director of the British Chamber of Commerce of the …

The Philippine Business & News | February 26, 2021 | 12:23 am   With the signing of the FIST Bill, BCCP Executive Director Chris Nelson hopes that other economic bills will also follow as the key economic reforms are needed. The Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines shared his views on the …