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EU scraps RP steel nuts from anti-dumping probe

By Marianne V. Go | June 18, 2005 - 12:00am

The European Union (EU) has scrapped steel nuts exported by the Philippines from the list of products being investigated on anti-dumping charges. In a report to Trade and Industry Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, trade...

Business

EU extends GSP to Dec 15, 2005

By Marianne V. Go | March 2, 2004 - 12:00am

The European Union Commission has extended the EU Generalized System of Preferences (EU GSP) to Dec. 15, 2005. With the extension, Trade and Industry Undersecretary Thomas Aquino urged Philippine exporters to take...

Business

No perks for auto parts makers

By Marianne V. Go | January 4, 2004 - 12:00am

The government is not about to adopt an incentive program for the auto parts industry, according to Trade and Industry Undersecretary Thomas Aquino. Aquino said the government is still assessing the merit and timing...

Business

AFTA agrees to delay tariff lib on sugar

By Marianne V. Go | September 24, 2001 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II declared over the weekend that the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) council has agreed in principle to allow the Philippines and Indonesia to delay the liberalization...

Business