British Ambassador calls on NEDA

British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad paid a courtesy call to Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Arsenio M. Balisacan recently at the NEDA Secretary’s Office.

 

Balisacan tackled the important role of the trade and industry sector for the country’s economic

growth. He also talked about the development plans to be achieved until 2016 as enunciated

under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Generation of jobs, poverty reduction, and promotion

of infrastructure investment as well as public-private partnerships are the government’s priorities

 

Meanwhile, Ambassador Ahmad said that investors from the United Kingdom shall increase their

investments to further improve the growth of the Philippine economy.

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