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Philippines Aims for Garments and Textile Industry Revival

Philippines Aims for Garments and Textile Industry Revival

The Philippine government recently rolled out a Garments and Textile Industry Roadmap with the aim of jumpstarting the industry's resurgence and gain back its reputation as a ...
Philippine Economic Zone Authority Pursues 10% Investment Growth in 2020

Philippine Economic Zone Authority Pursues 10% Investment Growth in 2020

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) seeks to recover from a decline as the agency is targeting to expand its registered investments from 5 to 10% during 2020. The ...
Nearly PHP 4 Billion Worth of Tourism Infra Projects Approved in the Philippines

Nearly PHP 4 Billion Worth of Tourism Infra Projects Approved in the Philippines

The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) Board in the Philippines recently approved almost PHP 4 billion (USD 79 million) worth of tourism ...
Japanese Energy Company Participates in A Microgrid Project in the Philippines

Japanese Energy Company Participates in A Microgrid Project in the Philippines

Japanese Energy company, Kyushu Electric Power Group (Kyuden Group) announced that it will participate in a Microgrid Project on the islands of Palawan and Cebu in the ...
Iloilo Solid Waste Project Gets PPP Center Backing

Iloilo Solid Waste Project Gets PPP Center Backing

The Philippines’ Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center has approved Iloilo City’s Integrated Solid Waste Management (SWM) Facility Project for Project Development and ...
“Monki” Brand by Swedish Fashion Group H&M Enters the Philippines

“Monki” Brand by Swedish Fashion Group H&M Enters the Philippines

Swedish fashion group H&M will launch its Monki brand in the Philippines, the second South East Asian market for the company’s diffusion brand which mainly caters to ...
Spanish Solarpack Wins 21-Year Solar PPA for 116 MW Plant in Malaysia

Spanish Solarpack Wins 21-Year Solar PPA for 116 MW Plant in Malaysia

Spanish solar developer Solarpack has been awarded a 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) by the Malaysian Energy commission Suruhanjaya Tenaga (ST) for a 116-MW solar ...
Marine Debris Policy to be Introduced in Malaysia

Marine Debris Policy to be Introduced in Malaysia

Malaysian Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Yeo Bee Yin announced that a marine debris policy will be established by the ...
Malaysian Regulator Reveals Tender Plans for 5G Spectrum Allocation

Malaysian Regulator Reveals Tender Plans for 5G Spectrum Allocation

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has released its final report on the allocation of spectrum bands for mobile broadband service in Malaysia. The ...
Malaysian Government Approves Four Manufacturing Projects Worth MYR 5.4 Billion

Malaysian Government Approves Four Manufacturing Projects Worth MYR 5.4 Billion

The Malaysian Minister of the International Trade and Industry (MITI) Darell Leiking announced in December 2019 that the government has approved four Manufacturing projects ...
Malaysian Central Bank Proposes to Issue up to 5 Digital Banking Licenses

Malaysian Central Bank Proposes to Issue up to 5 Digital Banking Licenses

Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has proposed to issue up to five licenses to establish digital banks in either conventional or Islamic banking business in ...
Malaysia to Conduct Open Tender for Submarine Maintenance Contracts in 2021

Malaysia to Conduct Open Tender for Submarine Maintenance Contracts in 2021

Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu has announced that the ministry will conduct an open tender for the maintenance contract of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)’s ...

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