Industrial expansion has played a leading role in the Philippines’ economic progress, with industry’s value added doubling between the 1980s and early 2000s. From a manufacturing standpoint, a number of inherent advantages make the country an enticing production base and consumer market, including its strategic location, large population, and burgeoning middle class. However, congested...
Philippines Industry Articles & Analysis
Chapter | Industry & Retail from The Report: Philippines 2019
The Philippines’ cooling inflation, improved ease of doing business and increased openness to foreign participation are set to encourage more foreign direct investment. A wealth of infrastructure investment under President Rodrigo Duterte’s flagship Build Build Build programme should ease congestion, reduce regional inequality and further boost the flourishing tourism industry.
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Satoru Suzuki, President, Toyota Motor Philippines: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Gerard Brimo, Chairman and CEO, Nickel Asia Corporation; and Chairman, Chamber of Mines: Interview from The Report: Philippines 2019
What is needed to encourage growth in the mining sector with a focus on value-added activities?
Articles & Analysis | Consumer sentiment and retail activity are on the rise in the Philippines from The Report: Philippines 2019
Favourable macroeconomic conditions – namely lower inflation and increased purchasing power – have bolstered consumer confidence in the Philippines. Likewise, enhanced business strategies and new product lines have played a key role in expanding the retail sector in recent years, as has the continued development of e-commerce and rising...
Articles & Analysis | Support for small and medium-sized enterprises is increasingly recognised as key to sustainable growth among emerging economies from The Report: Philippines 2019
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive global economic growth and employment, accounting for an average of 33% of GDP and 45% of the workforce in high-income countries, and over 60% of GDP and 70% of employment in developing economies. The rise of SMEs has been crucial to economic diversification and resilience, particularly in...
Articles & Analysis | Opportunities for Philippine industries arise amid the US-China trade dispute from The Report: Philippines 2019
Rolling back decades of globalisation, the growing international trend of protectionism has disrupted cross-border trade flows. Perhaps the most significant manifestation of this is the trade war between the US and China, which has altered global supply chains, and forced governments and private firms to make difficult geopolitical and...
Articles & Analysis | Infrastructure development in Luzon supports the rise of e-commerce in the Philippines from The Report: Philippines 2019
A string of new warehousing and industrial parks, in addition to new expressways and rail links, are set to boost the growth of the e-commerce industry on the most populous island of Luzon. Online retailers are eager to take advantage of the opportunities arising from improved connectivity within and between islands. Flagship public...