You're invited to join Economist Impact for Global Anti-Illicit Trade Summit
What are the priorities of the new Philippine government in tackling illicit trade?
How does the Philippines hope to turn the tide on illicit trade? What are the government's top priorities, and how does it plan to strengthen co-operation with other countries across the region?
Keynote session: A spotlight on regional challenges May 18th 2023 | 1:10 pm PST
As an archipelago with a 36,000km coastline, the Philippines is a major destination for smuggled products, which undermine domestically produced goods, harm the local workforce and threaten peace and security. With nearly a quarter of the country's population in poverty, the lost revenue caused by illicit trade is a barrier to development. | | | | Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr Commissioner Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue | | | | Gordon Song Head of venture risk Lazada Group | Shane Britten Chief executive Crime Stoppers International | | | | Ruth Castelo Undersecretary, The Consumer Protection Group Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines | Phan Oun Director-general, consumer protection competition and fraud repression directorate-general Government of Cambodia | | | | Chris Humphrey Executive director EU-ASEAN Business Council | Jesus Lim Arranza Chairman Federation of Philippine Industries | | | | Reggie Anne D. Pamatian Intellectual property rights specialist Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines | Moderator: Andrew Staples Regional head (APAC), policy & insights Economist Impact | | | | | | | | | |
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