Tag: Philippines

  • EU Manila Pact

    The European Union and the Philippines have closed negotiations on a free trade agreement covering 94 percent of tariff lines and 97 percent of bilateral trade, opening Philippine public procurement to foreign bidders for the first time and beating the 2027 expiry of duty free preferences. BRUSSELS AND MANILA, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 After a decade…

  • PH Pork Tariff

    Manila moves to unwind pandemic-era tariff relief on pork, proposing a ten point increase in 2027 and full restoration to pre-swine-fever rates in 2028 as farmgate prices collapse. MANILA, September 27, 2026 The Philippine Department of Agriculture has told hog industry representatives that it intends to raise pork import tariffs by ten percentage points in…

  • EU-PH FTA Deal

    Brussels and Manila reach substantial agreement on a free trade pact covering more than 94 percent of tariff lines, opening a second Southeast Asian front in the European Union’s Indo-Pacific trade offensive BRUSSELS, September 23, 2026 The European Union and the Philippines announced on September 22 that they had reached what both sides described as…

  • Asia Deal Push

    Canada says free trade negotiations with ASEAN and the Philippines are more than 90 per cent complete, with India close behind and all three targeted for conclusion before the end of the year. The trade minister insists none of it is about Donald Trump MANILA, September 24, 2026. Canada’s Minister of International Trade told Reuters…

  • Manila EU Pact

    Brussels and Manila land a political agreement covering more than 94 per cent of tariff lines and 97 per cent of bilateral trade, leaving only quota numbers unresolved. For importers, the clock is now running against the Philippines’ 2027 GSP+ cliff edge. BRUSSELS / MANILA, 22 September 2026 The European Union and the Philippines announced…

  • India CEPA Push

    Ottawa closes a fourth negotiating round in Mumbai and heads straight into an ASEAN ministerial in Manila, turning trade diversification from a talking point into a deadline-driven file for Canadian exporters MUMBAI and OTTAWA, September 22, 2026 Canada’s trade diversification strategy stopped being theoretical this week. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu wrapped a two-day mission…