PH, WTO-backed push for LDC private investment framework

Inquirer.net - Sep 21, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Philippine government and a World Trade Organization (WTO)-backed global initiative are developing a cooperation framework to channel private-sector investments into least developed countries (LDCs). In August, the Philippine Mission to the WTO met with the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Secretariat to explore practical awareness-raising activities in Geneva and across the ASEAN

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