National Competitiveness Council News

Task force created to improve ease of doing business in PH (abs-cbnnews)

manager — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:12:36 -0400

An inter-agency task force has been formed to improve the ease of doing business in the country after President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No.

Ease in doing business: The secret to attracting more FDIs (Manila Bulletin: Business Agenda)

manager — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:15:01 -0400

Never in the country’s history has government taken the issue of national competitiveness as seriously as it does today.

PNoy to finally sign ‘K-12’ law

manager — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:45:24 -0400

President Aquino is expected to sign into law on Wednesday the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 that officially mandates Kindergarten and a 12-year basic educat

PH aims to jump 29 steps in 'doing business' survey (rappler.com)

manager — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:05:51 -0400

The government's competitiveness council has set targets to improve the country's ranking by 29 notches to 109th in the global survey on doing business.

Statement: The Presidential Spokesperson on Standard & Poor’s upgrade of PHL to investment grade rating

manager — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:49:42 -0400

Tuwid na Daan is truly the path to progress and tangible improvements in our economic life.

Philippines Beats Indonesia in Gaining S&P Investment Grade (Bloomberg)

manager — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:19:43 -0400

Philippine stocks rose to a record after it beat Indonesia to win an investment grade from Standard & Poor’s, as President Benigno Aquino outshines Susilo Bam

LGUs join PHL competitiveness bid

manager — Sat, 04 May 2013 22:47:18 -0400

Local government units (LGUs), particularly those where investors prefer to set up shop, have begun to see the importance of making it easy for businessmen to put u

NCC set to conduct ease of doing business summit (ManilaTimes)

manager — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:27:26 -0400

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) will conduct the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Summit on May 3 at the Sofitel Hotel, Pasay City, to update the public on

PH is 'Asia's rising star', says global think tank

manager — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:08:19 -0400

The Philippines has been hailed as "Asia's rising star" by a global think tank, as it noted that it expects the country to grow faster than most of the world this y

Progress report on our competitiveness programs

manager — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:21:11 -0400

The next three years, from 2013 to 2016, are critical years for the Philippines.

The Philippines: FDI on the up (Oxford Business Group)

manager — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:02:26 -0400

After years of slow growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) following the global financial crisis, the Philippines is now showing high potential for a return to 2

NCC Holds Second Roadshow in Palawan

manager — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:32:56 -0400

Puerto Princesa, Palawan - More than 190 guests trooped to the A&A Plaza Hotel in the cleanest and greenest city in the Philippines last April 11 for the second

Agri anchors, roadmaps, governors

manager — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:32:23 -0400

Just as there should be national agricultural commodity roadmaps, there should also be provincial agricultural roadmaps that reflect the commodity plans

PPP Roadshow in Palawan to boost Regional Competitiveness

manager — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:58:36 -0400

A roadshow on “Boosting Regional Competitiveness through Public-Private Partnership” will be held here Thursday by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) an

Philippines wins first investment grade rating from Fitch (Reuters)

manager — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:21:56 -0400

Fitch Ratings raised the Philippines' credit rating to investment grade on Wednesday, a first for the Southeast Asian nation, in a move expected to boost investment