PH, Germany Inaugurate Joint Economic Committee Virtually

Philippine Ambassador to Germany Ma. Theresa Dizon-de Vega (bottom row, center) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo (top row, left). (Berlin PE photo)

BERLIN 23 September 2020 – In a milestone for bilateral economic relations, the Philippines and Germany held the inaugural session of their Joint Economic Committee (JEC) online on 15 September 2020, with more than 90 attendees from the government and private sector. 

The new mechanism, which aims to facilitate trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, is co-chaired by their trade ministries and likewise includes private sector representatives. 

The inaugural meeting was co-chaired by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo and German Parliamentary State Secretary Marco Wanderwitz from the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). 

The JEC was the product of several years of discussions by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Berlin and the Philippine Embassy in Berlin with the BMWi. END

For more information, visit  https://www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philippine-embassy.de, or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.