INVESTMENT
Sustained
economic growth
The
Philippines is "open for business" and backed
by broad-based bank lending growth and greater transparency,
accountability and competitiveness
Phenomenal
growth for SM Investments
From
commercial and retail to residential and leisure development,
the corporation does not shy away from large investments.
SM has been highly successful, to boot
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Land
Bank, dedicated to financing rural development
CEO
and president of Land Bank of the Philippines, Gilda Elepano
Pico shares the ins and outs of this government bank entrusted
with boosting agricultural and rural sectors
PARTNERSHIPS
New public private partnerships
A
longstanding lack of funds has hindered crucial investment
in the Philippines, holding back economic development. Now
the government believes it has found a way around the problem
A
proven track record, a partner for progress
MPIC
has grown from strength to strength, expanding infrastructure
development, turning companies around to become competitive,
meeting the needs of Filipinos across the nation
INNOVATION
Innovation
at the nation's heart
Innovation
is the buzzword in the Philippines, where generation of
new ideas for products and services is a crucial element
of the national strategy for boosting competitiveness
A
world-class exporter of high-tech products
Forty
years ago, the Philippines had only traditional agricultural
exports. That started to change in the1970's when the Philippine
electronics industry got under way, spurred by industrialized
nations seeking alternative locations offering lower production
costs
EDUCATION
Educating
the people, the nation's treasure
With
a long running educational tradition, for the Philippines
supplying adequate resources for the educational system
behind the quality of its workforce is essential
OUTSOURCING
No
longer a mere overseas call center
Business
process outsourcing is growing and maturing into knowledge
process outsourcing in this tech-savvy island nation
Organizing
businesses the world round
The
first call center to be listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange,
Paxys provides a wide range of services, including BPO,
telemarketing, and IT and software systems
Innovative
BPO service and training solutions from Sitel
Sitel
is a global leader in the business process outsourcing (BPO)
industry and provides its clients with fully integrated
customer care services by highly trained experts
'We
have corrected misconceptions of BPO'
Jared
Morrison of Stream Global Services highlights the advantages
of outsourcing customer care operations to the Philippines
MINING
Sustainable extraction of $1 trillion in natural resources
The
world's fifth richest country in mineral resources, the
Philippine mining sector is back on course after a nearly
30-year slump and the government is taking sustainable development
and investment protection seriously
Building
the community and striking gold
Honesty
and concern for the people really distinguish Jose Ernesto
Villaluna, president and chief operating officer of Philex
Mining, and the way he does business
Nickel,
a highly sought after commodity
One
of the oldest and most important mining companies in the
Philippines, Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) is also a homegrown
company.
World-class
processes at Coral Bay
Sumitomo
and Nickel Asia's Coral Bay Nickel Corp. is putting mine
waste to good use
Investment
success
Filminera
and CGA Mining Ltd. attribute their mining achievement to
their investment in the community
More
than a mining company
Under
Xstrata Copper, SMI is sustainably developing one of the
world's largest copper-gold mines
