Consulate General, PTIC Paris Join ICCPI at Forum on Investing, Doing Business in the PH
Consul General Irene Susan B. Natividad delivers her remarks at the opening of the Forum on Investing and Doing Business in the Philippines held in Milan, Italy on 14 May 2018. (Milan PCG Photo)
MILAN 31 May 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Milan and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Paris participated in a forum “Investing and Doing Business in the Philippines in Milan held at the Milan office of ANIMA Confindustria Meccanica Varia on 14 May 2018.
The forum was co-organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc, (ICCPI) and the EU-Philippines Business Network in collaboration with the ANIMA Confindustria Meccanica Varia, European House Ambrossetti and Assocamerestero.
Consul General Irene Susan B. Natividad delivered the opening remarks providing an overview on Philippine-Italian bilateral relations highlighting the Philippines’ economic growth and the context why the Philippines could be the next best investment destination for Italian companies.
Commercial Attaché Pamintuan focused on the economic policies and priorities of the Duterte government, the robust state of the Philippine economy, trade and investment opportunities in the Philippines for Italian companies and the advantages of the Philippines as an investment destination including fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for foreign investors.
Representatives of Italian companies, including, among others, Dolce Italia and Dalai of Olip SpA gave testimonies about their experiences in doing business in the Philippines.
The forum in Milan is the first of three such events organized by ICCPI in Italy this year. A second forum will be held in Rome in July 2018 to be followed by a forum in Padova in November.
Italy boasts a huge number of global brands particularly in the fashion and automotive industry that could take advantage of the sound investment and conducive labor environment in the Philippines to grow their business in the region.
Commercial Attaché Froilan Emil Pamintuan of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Paris, stresses a point on the drivers of the Philippine economy during the Forum on Investing and Doing Business in the Philippines. (Milan PCG Photo)
Consul General Irene Susan B. Natividad and Commercial Attaché Froilan Emil Pamintuan of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Paris, with Mr. Lorenz Ziller, ICCPI, lead organizer of the Forum. (Milan PCG Photo)
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