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Continuing with the themed focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) hosted D..

A paper released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) was delivered this week at the second ministerial meeting of ..

The Philippines' financial sector has a lot of catching to do to improve its competitiveness and be at par with the frontrunners of the Association of..

Social enterprises can help enhance the role of small and medium enterprises (SME) in sustainable economic development, claims a recent study released..

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) hosted a policy dialogue for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission fo..

The East Asian Development Network (EADN) held its annual forum on May 28 and 29, giving the podium to its young research grantees to elaborate on the..

The Philippines took 95th place on the World Bank rankings for Ease of Doing Business, gaining the second highest leap in the charts for the 2015 repo..

"Out-of-school children prevalence has declined in almost all regions of the country," claims a joint study of state think tank Philippine Institute f..

Policy researchers at the APEC Study Centers Consortium (ASCC) Conference 2015 held on May 12-13 in Boracay Island deliberated on the importance of en..

Access to finance is the lifeline of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Majority of Asian economies, however, have bank-dominated financial systems ..

The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters could seriously hamper the efforts of economies gearing up for higher and sustained growth..

Discussions of possible pathways to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) were one of the highlights of the recently concluded APEC Study Ce..

Enhancing the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to resist, absorb, and recover from the effects of natural disasters in a timely and eff..

BORACAY ISLAND—Research plays a crucial role in raising awareness and facilitating discussions of important Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (A..

Enhancing the ability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of trade opportunities and be able to participate in the regional and g..