IP Philippines? int?l meet tackled book piracy; Growth in book industry despite piracy concerns
In the recently concluded two-day conference on copyright, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) and its partner organizations discussed programs to address book piracy in the country.
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April 18, 2007
Environmental activists urge leading candidates: Curb climate change by protecting Philippine forests
National and district-level candidates and partylists in the 2007 elections should lay the foundation for managing extreme weather conditions expected to result from climate change by immediately supporting an urgent moratorium on commercial logging operations rampant in the Philippines, Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) said today.
HONG KONG, CHINA – Securitization of assets in emerging East Asian bond markets have gathered pace after the 1997/98 financial crisis and has the potential to be used as a tool to fund the region?s massive infrastructure needs, provide support to microfinance and human resource development, a report issued by ADB says.
Despite its growth, Asia?s use of securitization is far more modest than in Europe and North America. Yet structured finance holds considerable potential for regional development.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Where does Asia stand a decade after the Asian financial crisis? What are the challenges to Asian integration? How will the developing economies of Asia adapt to the vast changes underway in the region?
Finance Ministers, senior government officials, leaders, academics, and representatives of international organizations will gather in Kyoto, Japan to discuss these and other issues during ADB?s 40th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in May.
MANILA — Electronics remained the country?s top exports product in February accounting for 63.5 percent of income from exports. Semiconductors led the electronics group with a 48.45-percent share totaling $1.79 billion worth of export earnings.
?The global demand for electronics has supported exports in Asia, including the Philippines,? Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director General Romulo L. Neri said.