The e-Peso initiative was recently launched in order to create a single electronics payment platform for all transactions in the country. The project is a collaboration between local banks and the United States Agency for Read More
With the tougher competition they expect to face with the upcoming integration of ASEAN economies in 2015, Philippine small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need all the help they can get to sustain their growth and Read More
By Myrna Rodriguez Co, SERDEF Media Bureau (An abbreviated version of this article was published in Sunday Biz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2014) It’s the season to be merry. It’s the season to make Read More
The city government of Makati was cited recently by the Office of the Ombudsman for its efforts in reducing red tape for entrepreneurs and investors and facilitating business registration and other transactions. Aside from Read More
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recently warned that the period from December 24 to 28 this year and from December 30 to January 4 next year will clog the ports with incoming import cargoes and Read More
What is Christmas without feasting. However, not every household has a member willing and able to whip up delicious Noche Buena and holiday dishes to make an outstanding table. Moreover, those who can cook may Read More
Republic Act 10000, or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009 enacted in 2010, mandates credit allocation by banks and other financial institutions to farmers, fisherfolk, and agrarian reform beneficiaries. The law provides that banks Read More
Ifore Yu by Myrna Rodriguez Co (first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business Friday section, December 5, 2014) Youth unemployment is at a crisis stage. According to the International Labor Organization, 73 million youth Read More
SERDEF hosted mentoring sessions with the finalists of Esquire Philippines’ business model competition called “Fueling the Dream,” last Monday, December 1. SERDEF members and SME development experts, Dr. Herminia R. Fajardo, Ms. Serenidad F. Lavador, Read More
As economic barriers, including travel restriction, are dismantled, more visitors and tourists are expected to flow in to Philippines from neighboring countries as a result of the establishment of the one-ASEAN market to be Read More
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