The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) will hold a public seminar on October 16, 2019, from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, at the PIDS Conference Hall, 18F Three Cyberpod Centris - North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
The event will feature three PIDS studies on trade and industry, namely, “Obstacles and Enablers of Internationalization of Philippines SMEs through Participation in Global Value Chains” by PIDS Consultants Dr. Jamil Paolo Francisco, Dr. Tristan Canare, and Ms. Jean Rebecca Labios, “Discovering the Philippines' Potential Export Portfolio through the Product Space: Some Products and Ways Forward” by PIDS Senior Research Fellows Dr. Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Dr. Ramonette Serafica, and “Non-Tariff Measures in the Philippines” by PIDS Research Fellow Dr. Francis Mark Quimba and Mr. Sylwyn Calizo Jr.
The first paper will tackle the challenges and enablers of connecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to global value chains (GVCs). The second paper will provide an assessment of the sophistication content of the country’s current export portfolio and identify products that come from a more diversified and high-value added mix of export commodities. The third and last paper will discuss how non-tariff measures correlate with Philippine imports and exports, and trade, in general.
For more details about the event, you may contact Ms. Mia Vinuya at 877-4032 or Ms. Gwen B. de la Cruz at 877-4019, or you can email them at mvinuya@mail.pids.gov.ph or NdelaCruz@mail.pids.gov.ph, respectively.
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Non-Tariff measures in the Philippines: A Preliminary Stocktake of Incidence and Linkages with Imports by Dr. Francis Quimba, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Obstacles and Enablers of Philippine MSMEs Participation in Global Value Chains by Dr. Tristan Canare, Associate Director, AIM RSN Policy Center for Competitiveness
Discovering the Philippines' Potential Export Portfolio through the Product Space: Some Products and Ways Forward by Dr. Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
