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Powerhouse Canada trade mission coming to PH in December

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MANILA, Philippines – Canada is sending its largest commerce mission to Manila to assist Canadian exporters and innovators place themselves within the Philippine market, the Canadian Embassy in Manila mentioned Thursday.

The mission, which will likely be in Manila Dec. 4 to six, consists of not less than 300 delegates to be led by Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, Worldwide Commerce and Financial Improvement Honourable Mary Ng.

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“That is the most important Crew Canada Commerce Mission that we’ve got performed. It’s larger than Japan, it’s larger than Korea. It speaks to the pursuits of Canadians and Canada at giant to have interaction with the Philippines,” Man Boileau, the Canadian Embassy’s Senior Commerce Commissioner, mentioned.

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The commerce mission will deal with areas of Canadian aggressive benefit, together with agriculture and processed meals; clear applied sciences, clear power, inexperienced mining, and nuclear; info and communications applied sciences; and infrastructure.

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Included within the mission’s program in Manila are on-site enterprise briefings by Canada’s commerce commissioners and senior officers, and market overviews with native trade gamers and consultants.

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At the very least 100 companies from the Philippine aspect will have interaction with the mission.

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In a briefing in Makati, Boileau attributed Canada’s rising curiosity within the Philippines to its younger tech savvy inhabitants, English-speaking market, and up to date financial reforms, together with the passage of the Create Extra (Maximize Alternatives for Reinvigorating the Financial system) regulation.

“The Philippines is a rising financial system. In GDP (gross home product) progress, we’re taking a look at projections of 6 to six.5 % in 2025-2026. It is a nice nation that’s seen more and more as a hub the place corporations are wanting on the Philippines to ascertain and utilizing the Philippines as a hub by way of servicing different nations within the area,” he mentioned.

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In 2023, Canada-Philippines two-way merchandise commerce totaled $3.4 billion, with the Philippines representing Canada’s third most essential export market in Southeast Asia. (PNA)



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