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Cebu Investment Quick Guide
Why the Philippines?
Investment Incentives
Cebu more attractive than Manila for BPO firms
The Philippines: The New Outsourcing Hot Spot
Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7042)
- Cebu Investment Quick Guide
General requirements checklist for setting up business in the country, registering with the DTI, SEC, and applying for incentives with the PEZA and BOI. Read...
- Why the Philippines?
Investing in the Philippines provides these advantages: quality manpower and resources, strategic business Location, liberalized and business-friendly economy, developing infrastructure for global growth, hospitable lifestyle, and unlimited business opportunities. Read...
- Investment Incentives
Under the authority of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) provide separate incentives to investors as long as they meet a number of criteria. Read...
- Cebu more attractive than Manila for BPO firms
Former provincial governor Eduardo Gullas notes how Cebu offers highly competitive office rent and wages compared to Metro Manila. Read...
- The Philippines: The New Outsourcing Hot Spot
Economists and analysts are startled by the Philippines' runaway growth in the sector. "The pace of development of the BPO [sector] in the Philippines has been impressive," says a recent report by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs. "Three years ago there was a question mark whether Philippines could develop some [outsourcing] momentum. Now it's a $3 billion industry." Read...
