OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
A Presentation by:
CELESTE B. ILAGAN
BOIBOI make it philippines
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Philippine EconomyRP-EU Trade & Investment RelationsThe Philippine AdvantageInvestment OpportunitiesBuilding the Philippines as an e-Services Hub of AsiaMoving ForwardWhat the say about us…
BOIBOI make it philippines
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
Philippines: At a glance
Land Area: 300.000 km2
Population: 80,429,492 (of which 83.76% belongs to 0-44 age groups)
Capital City: Metro Manila
Political Structure: Democratic (Presidential System)
National Language: Filipino
Official Language: English
Religion: 93% Christian Believers of which 83% are Catholic
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
Macroeconomic Performance
18.99.55.1NFIA4.54.2 – 5.24.4GDP5.54.5 – 5.44.5GNP
ActualForecast
20032002GNP exceeded the
government’s forecast
GDP accelerated in 2003 despite numerous threats
Source: NEDASource: NEDAGrowth Rates (%)
5.5
-0.5
4.5
0.1
5.2
3.74.23.6
3.23.9 3.3
4.6
-10123456
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003GNP GDP
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
Inflation Under Control
6.0
9.8
6.7
4.4 3.93.1 3.1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1997-2003 Average: 5.65%
BOIBOI make it philippines
Mineral Petroleum
18%
Agro-Based49%
Forest Based10%
Electronics3%
Garments7%
Others2%
Other Mftrs. 11%
1976
…from coconut chips to microchips
Changing Face Of Exports
Electronics69%
2003
Processed Food2%
Coconut Products
1%
Others18%Petroleum
Products1%
Mach/ Transport
Eqpt.5%
Garments6%
Electronics 67%
The Philippine Economy
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
Exports Doubled From 1995 – 2003, 10.04% YoY
17.4520.54
25.2329.5
35.0338.08
32.1535.21 35.75
05
10152025303540
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
US$
B
Source: Tradeline Philippines
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
A Competitive Philippine Electronics Industry
10% of world supply of semiconductor manufacturing services50% world production of 2.5” HDD and 10% world production of 3.5” HDDWho are with us:
INTEL Phils. – has largest microprocessor & flash assembly test factory
Texas Instruments Phils - produces 100% of digital signal processors (DSPs) for Nokia cellphones and 80% for Siemens and Ericsson
Toshiba Phils.- has only 3 plants in the world that manufactures laptops, one of these is in the Philippines
Three of the LARGEST HDD Producers are in the Philippines: Hitachi Ltd. (produces 500,000 HDDs a year); Fujitsu Computer Product Corp. (manufacturer of HDDs for desktops, servers and file storage; magneto-resistive heads; & media disk); Toshiba Philippines (HDDs, laptops);
BOIBOI make it philippines
The Philippine Economy
A Competitive Philippine Electronics Industry
Every month, the Philippines produces…
250,000 LAPTOPS
6 million MAGNETIC HEADS
3 million DSPs
2.5 million HDDs
900,000 LCDs
700,000 ODDs