Yap, Josef T. - Matches

Striking a balance between trade facilitation and preventing trade deflection is the single most difficult challenge with regard to the issue of rules..

2007 is indeed a notable year for the Philippines in terms of economic growth. Can this performance be sustained in 2008? 蝌蚪传媒 President Dr. Josef Yap..

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..

During the past five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapi..

In response to the 1997 East Asian financial crisis many schemes were initiated to reform the international financial architecture. The propos..

Why the need to ratify the JPEPA? Based on the numerous studies carried out under the 蝌蚪传媒 JPEPA Research Project, JPEPA will be advantageous to the c..

With the services sector outpacing the Philippines' manufacturing sector in terms of growth and contribution to the country's gross domestic product (..

Is a breakthrough in the horizon for the Philippine economy in 2007? Dr. Josef Yap, 蝌蚪传媒' president and economic seer, poses this important question f..

Once again, the 蝌蚪传媒 successfully led this year's observance of the 5th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The DPRM, which was initiated primar..

Trade and financial policies in ASEAN-member countries have contributed to the goal of economic integration. One important feature of this pro..

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..

What awaits the Philippines this year? For the past years, Dr. Josef Yap has written fearless forecasts for the country and discussed the various issu..

China's emergence as an economic giant in the past 25 years has dramatically changed the global economic landscape especially in East Asia. Should thi..

This article deals with the concept of competitiveness. Competitiveness is technically a firm-level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the..

With the recent proliferation of regional and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) not only involving East Asian countries but others around the wor..