PH gov’t sees over $10-B economic deals from Duterte’s China visit 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Bernie Cahiles-MagkilatThe Philippines hopes to bring home over $10 billion in new investments and trade deals from China during President Rodrigo Duterte’s participation in the 2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Thursday. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that more than 15 investment and trade agreements are going to be forged during the forum. He said these economic deals are expected to generate around 20,000 new jobs. Lopez did not specify the companies involved in these economic deals, but said that most of the deals are covered by memorandum of agreements and understanding.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 23, 2019 13:52 UTC