MANILA CITY – Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual warmly welcomes the visit of the European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen in Manila to meet President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. DTI Chief likewise hails both Presidents’ announcement to resume the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussion between the Philippines and the European Union (EU). In June 2023, continue reading : DTI Chief’s campaign for PH-EU Free Trade Agreement bears fruit
MAKATI CITY—On 22 February 2023, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual met the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Sub-Committee on Human Rights and underscored that the EU has been one of the Philippines’ major trading partners and a major source of foreign direct investments. Further, he highlighted the importance of the continue reading : DTI Chief welcomes the visit of the European Parliament
Minister Han Koo Yeo Ambassador Kim Inchul Ambassador Tess De Vega Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; First of all, I would like to thank Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo for his leadership which stewarded this bilateral FTA negotiations towards its conclusion. Of course, I would also like to thank Former Trade Minister Yoo Myung-Hee for the continue reading : Remarks, Secretary Ramon Lopez, signing of the Joint Ministerial Statement on the Conclusion of the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
Manila—Following the negotiations led by the Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Korean Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo, the Philippines-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was concluded. The two Ministers formally signed and issued a joint statement prior to the ASEAN-Korea Summit on 26 October 2021. In the statement, both parties announced the conclusion of the continue reading : PH, KR conclude FTA negotiations
Local exporters looking for new and alternative markets may want to take advantage of the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as part of their internationalization strategies, the intergovernmental association said during a webinar on 28 September. The country’s FTA with the EFTA member countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, continue reading : EFTA pushes Philippine exporters to take advantage of preferential market access