{"id":8431,"date":"2016-10-10T14:42:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T06:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8431"},"modified":"2016-10-10T14:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T06:44:58","slug":"mexico-eyes-2b-investment-in-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/10\/10\/mexico-eyes-2b-investment-in-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico eyes $2B investment in PH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">$2 billion worth in investments are headed to the Philippines from Mexico after recent talks strengthened economic ties between both countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8438\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/10\/philippines-x-mexico.jpg\" alt=\"philippines-x-mexico\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>MEXICAN INVESTMENTS ARE FLOODING IN. Another $2 billion worth in investments, most of which will go to the telecommunications sector, is expected by the DTI. Images grabbed from <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mexico_flag_waving_icon.svg\"><em>Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/philippines-flag-filipino-nation-1195394\/\"><em>Pixabay<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In a press release posted on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) <a href=\"http:\/\/dti.gov.ph\/about\/updates\/9527-ph-strengthens-commercial-ties-with-mexico\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, the bulk of the investment will go towards the telecommunications sector. This came about after Julio Camarena Villase\u00f1or, Ambassador of Mexico to the Philippines, paid a courtesy visit to new DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was also discussed during the visit of the Mexican Ambassador to improve bilateral trade relations between the Philippines and Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Ambassador Villase\u00f1or also expressed Mexico\u2019s interests in the Philippines as an economic gateway to the ASEAN region, further emphasizing the country as a priority for Mexican investments in Asia. To date, Mexico invests more in the Philippines compared to their investments in China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u201cThe Philippines is eager to know that one of our strong commercial allies, Mexico, has expressed its keen interest in the country,\u201d said Sec. Lopez. He added that the Philippines will continue to maximize economic opportunities with Mexico by easing the process of doing business in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Mexico is one of the country\u2019s strongest economic allies, investing heavily in the Philippines compared to other ASEAN economies. Mexico ranked 28<sup>th<\/sup> out of 223 of the country\u2019s trading partners, 19<sup>th<\/sup> in the export market (out of 211), 40<sup>th<\/sup> in import resource (out of 203, and the country\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> major trading partner out of the 21 Latin American countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dti.gov.ph\/about\/updates\/9527-ph-strengthens-commercial-ties-with-mexico\" target=\"_blank\"><em>DTI website<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/business\/2016\/09\/30\/1628691\/philippines-eyes-2-b-investments-mexico\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Philippine Star<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.malaya.com.ph\/business-news\/business\/mexico-allots-2b-ph\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Malaya<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$2 billion worth in investments are headed to the Philippines from Mexico after recent talks strengthened economic ties between both countries. MEXICAN INVESTMENTS ARE FLOODING IN. Another $2 billion worth in investments, most of which will go to the telecommunications sector, is expected by the DTI. Images grabbed from Wikimedia Commons and Pixabay In a press release posted on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) website, the bulk of the investment will go towards the telecommunications sector. This came about after Julio Camarena Villase\u00f1or, Ambassador of Mexico to the Philippines, paid a courtesy visit to new DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez. 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