Tag: trade
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Canada and APEC Trade Ministers Work on Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact
Trade ministers from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, including Canada, will start laying the groundwork for the Free Trade Area of the Asia- Pacific (FTAAP). The move will speed up the economic integration process in the region. Philippine Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo said the Ministers Responsible…
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Minister Fast Participates in APEC and Trade Mission to Philippines
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, kicked off on May 22 a visit to the Philippines, where he will advance and promote Canada’s commercial interests within the Asia-Pacific region at the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting from May 22 to 24, 2015, in Boracay, Philippines. The meeting will provide an opportunity for Fast to…
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Minister Fast Announces Trade Mission to Philippines
Supporting Canadian businesses to boost exports and create jobs Vancouver, British Columbia – International Trade Minister Ed Fast announces that he will lead a trade mission to Manila and Cebu, Philippines, from May 24 to 28, 2015, accompanied by Senator Tobias Enverga Jr. Minister Fast made the announcement while participating in a round table with…
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Philippine President Aquino To Visit Canada in May
Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is scheduled to visit Canada in May. In addition to Ottawa, Aquino is expected to stop in cities where the Filipino population is heavily concentrated, like Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Aquino’s visit is going to be the latest high-profile visit by a foreign leader in the run-up to the…
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with FILIPINO PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today welcomed the news that Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, will visit Canada in early May. President Aquino’s bilateral visit to Canada will provide an opportunity for both leaders to reaffirm the close relationship between Canada and the Philippines, based on strong people-to-people ties. Discussions between…
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Canada Sees More Trade With Philippines
Canada is eyeing the Philippines as one of its top development and trade partners. In a press luncheon held recently in Manila, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder said his government has short-listed the Philippines among a group of countries with which greater trade relations would be pursued. According to Reeder, the Philippines has…