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The recently signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) is said to represent a "new age free trade area" in that its terms and pr..

As trade consultations between the Philippines and the US continue, in the hope of cementing a possible free trade agreement (FTA), questions are stil..

The paper aims to identify industry and macrolevel factors that affect competitiveness of selected sectors upon the implementation of the JPEPA. Prior..

The design of rules of origin (ROO) in preferential trade agreements is critical because to the extent that it determines which products are eligible ..

Regional economic integration in East Asia has gained momentum in the aftermath of the 1997 financial crisis and the escalation of international terro..

In recent years, the government substituted its former supply-led approach in credit financing with a more nontraditional and liberal approach: microf..

This article analyzes how a credit guarantee confers private benefits to creditors and proposes reform policies and related assessment measures in ord..

Utilizing macro and micro data, this issue verifies the validity of the claim that there has been a credit crunch since the onset of Asian financial c..

Investigation whether small-scale borrowings are effective or not indicate the failure of loan guarantees to stimulate the target groups. While it has..

Recently, marine fisheries are threatened by the current rate of overfishing, which if unabated may lead to the collapse of the fisheries sector. Past..

This issue does not comment on the alleged role of microfinancial institutions in alleviating poverty. Neither does it discuss the supposed link betwe..

Credit provision for small and poor households has always been the major element of nongovernment organizations in alleviating poverty. Recently, ther..

Despite deregulation of the financial markets such as liberalization of foreign bank entry and branching, the government continues to directly interve..

This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Trade Reform Program on the performance and competitiveness of the Philippine agricultural machinery in..

Credit is important because economic agents in the agriculture sector who are constrained by liquidity problems may produce sub-optimal outputs. This ..