Click here to download a PDF copy of the Statement adopted by the Structural Reform Ministers at the SRMM in Cebu (7-8 September).
Statement of Sec. Balisacan at the Post-SRMM Joint Ministers Press Conference
STATEMENT ARSENIO M. BALISACAN Socioeconomic Planning Secretary of the Philippines APEC 2015 Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) Chair JOINT MINISTERS PRESS CONFERENCE Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting 8 September 2015, 4:45 PM Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines Members of the press, friends, ladies and gentlemen, good evening. We, Ministers and high level officials continue reading : Statement of Sec. Balisacan at the Post-SRMM Joint Ministers Press Conference
APEC 2015 Family Photo
Ministers of the 21 APEC member economies pose for a family photo led by Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) Chair and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan. The photo was taken during the second day of the SRMM on September 8, 2015 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Download link for high-resolution continue reading : APEC 2015 Family Photo
APEC 2015 – Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM)
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Arsenio M. Balisacan chaired the Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) on September 7 and 8, 2015 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines. The SRMM gathered anew the 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to review the progress made five years after the APEC continue reading : APEC 2015 – Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM)
Welcome Remarks of Sec. Balisacan at the APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting
WELCOME REMARKS SECRETARY ARSENIO M. BALISACAN Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City 07 September 2015 (Day 1) Honorable Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, our development partners from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and continue reading : Welcome Remarks of Sec. Balisacan at the APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting
Regional Conference of Services Coalitions
Ways to maximize the full potential of the services sector, as part of the Global Value Chains (GVCs), was discussed during the Regional Conference of Services Coalitions on 7 September 2015 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) officials, business leaders, small enterprises, users of services, and services organizations gathered to continue reading : Regional Conference of Services Coalitions
Pre-SRMM Press Conference
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan highlights Structural Reform as a crucial factor in maintaining the growth momentum of the Philippines in his opening statement at the Pre-Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) Press Conference on September 6, 2015 at the International Media Center, Bayfront Hotel, Cebu City. “It (Structural Reform) is a long process that continue reading : Pre-SRMM Press Conference
Primer on Structural Reform
Structural reform is about changing government policies and regulations so that economic transactions can be done more efficiently. In particular, it aims to eliminate complex and unnecessary government regulations and processes that keep firms and individuals from pursuing business and job opportunities within the country and abroad. Eliminating such barriers to growth allows resources to continue reading : Primer on Structural Reform
Growth of services value chains, critical for job creation and inclusive growth – NEDA
CEBU CITY – The critical role of services trade in global value chains (GVCs) must be further explored as it can provide potential new sources of growth and jobs for the country and the entire APEC region, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “We would like to see greater participation of services continue reading : Growth of services value chains, critical for job creation and inclusive growth – NEDA
Welcome Remarks of Director Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos at the APEC Workshop on Methods and Methodologies to Evaluate the Impact of Economic Regulation
WELCOME REMARKS CARLOS BERNARDO O. ABAD SANTOS NEDA Governance Staff Director APEC WORKSHOP ON METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC REGULATION 28 August 2015, 9:00 AM Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines Distinguished guests, colleagues from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies, dear friends, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am pleased continue reading : Welcome Remarks of Director Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos at the APEC Workshop on Methods and Methodologies to Evaluate the Impact of Economic Regulation
