A Presentation by:

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THE INSTRUMENTS POLICY TOOLS USED TO ATTRACT
TARGET EXPORT-ORIENTED FDI

• A Presentation by
• MR. GERONIMO D. STA. ANA Governor -BOI

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What are we doing and How

• Business / Investment Promotion (T)
• Image Building
• Investment Generation
• Investment Servicing
• Special Bilateral Projects
• Bilateral Economic Cooperation / Conferences
• Other Activities and Projects
• Policy Making Body (T)

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Investment Promotion Tasks
IMAGE BUILDING

• Press Relations (PR)
• Marketing Tools / Investment Collaterals
• Representations Abroad (Philippine Trade and
  Investment Promotions Office PTIPO)
• Event Marketing
• Networking

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Investment Promotion Tasks
INVESTMENT GENERATION

• Mission (Inbound Outbound)
• Regular Investment Fairs Exhibits
• Investment Clinics
• Investment Conferences and for a
• Direct Marketing

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Investment Promotion Tasks
INVESTMENT SERVICING

• Investment Consultancy Counseling
• Business Visit Facilitation
• Business Information
• Project Study Facilitation
• Follow-up
• Joint Venture Matching
• Registration of Projects for Incentives Availment
• One-stop-action Center
• Investment Promotion Unit Assistance

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Investment Promotion Tasks
SPECIAL BILATERAL PROJECTS

• Italy (ICE ROME/Italian Trade Commission)
• Switzerland (SOFI)
• EU (Asia Invest Program)
• Germany (ECIP Facility 1)
• Canada (PEARL Project)
• Foreign Desk Offices
• Delegate / Attachment Program

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Investment Promotion Tasks
BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATIONS / CONFERENCES

• RP-Australia Joint Economic Conference
• RP-Taiwan Joint Economic Conference
• RP-China Joint Trade Conference
• RP-Singapore Philippine Singapore Action Plan
• RP-India Joint Commission for Cooperation
• RP-Thailand Working Committee on Investments

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Investment Promotion Tasks
OTHER ACTIVITIES PROJECTS

• Linkage with IPAs on Harmonization of Investment
  Promotion Activities / Collaterals
• Extension of Secretarial Support to different
  Business Councils
• Other Projects

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Policy Making Tasks
LAWS/ POLICY TOOLS TO ATTRACT FDI

• Omnibus Investments Code of 1987 (E.O. 266)
• Provides incentives to registered enterprises in
  preferred areas of investment as identified in
  the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP).
• Foreign Investment Act of 1991 (FIA)
• Liberalized the foreign investment system in the
  Philippines
• Most industry sectors were opened to 100 foreign
  equity ownership except those in which foreign
  equity ownership is limited under other laws and
  those on short transitory negative list.
• Stipulates processes and conditions under which
  foreign nationals may do business in the
  Philippines.

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Policy Making Tasks
LAWS/ POLICY TOOLS TO ATTRACT FDI

• Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 as amended by
  R.A. 8748 (Setting up the Philippine Economic
  Zone Authority)
• This Act oversees and develops economic zones.
• Most of the zones were privately owned.
• It also gave incentives to investors with
  projects to own and develop an economic zone,
  which are of several types industrial estate,
  export processing zones, free trade zones,
  tourist and recreational centers, and IT parks.
• Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000 (R.A.
  8762)
• Encourages efficient and competitive retail trade
  among Filipino foreign investors.

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Policy Making Tasks
LAWS/ POLICY TOOLS TO ATTRACT FDI

• Power Reform Act of 2001 (R.A. 9136)
• This Act paves the way for restructuring the
  countrys power industry, privatization of
  National Power Corporation and opening the sector
  fro competition.
• Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law (R.A. 7718)
• The law that enables the private sector to
  participate in the financing, construction,
  operation and maintenance of infrastructure
  projects.
• E-Commerce Act of 2000
• The law provides the legal and regulatory
  framework governing commercial and non-commercial
  transactions through the Internet.
• Investment Priority Act (IPP)
• This consist of identified and preferred areas of
  investment, which are given incentives.

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QUESTIONS????