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The third issue of the Development Research News (DRN) in 2016 drives home several insights gathered from the celebration of the 14th Development Poli..

The increase of nontariff measures (NTMs) has limited the Philippines and other member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to..

The proliferation of non-tariff measures among member-states of ASEAN has limited the capacity of the Philippines to trade with its neighbors, accordi..

While significant progress has been made in opening up the ASEAN markets by easing tariffs, the excessive use of non-tariff measures (NTMs) remain as ..

There is a need to reduce regulations in the tuna industry to make it efficient and competitive, according to researchers of state think tank Philippi..

ECONOMIES in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations need to pursue transparency and regulatory reform efforts for better implementation of non-tar..

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states need to undertake transparency and regulatory reform efforts for better implementatio..

During the recently concluded 30th Asean Summit, leaders from the member-nations of the Asean stressed the need to promote transparency of nontariff m..

The unclear nontariff measures (NTM) being implemented by Asean countries are more protectionist in nature and hike costs for exporters in the region,..

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been working toward the free movement of goods in the region. Although significant progress has..

IN the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of the Duterte administration, the government declared that it is keen on creating the Philippine Trade Repre..

The Duterte administration is reviving plans to establish an agency similar to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Office in its bid to boos..

The government needs to reduce costs of agricultural lending and smallholder finance to make environment more conducive to increased private sector pa..

The national government is a “poor creditor” for smallholder farmers, according to a study released by state-owned think tank Philippine I..

This paper looks at the existing credit programs for smallholders, including agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). It also assesses the Agrarian Produ..