THE Philippines will host next moth a premier annual business summit that will focus on investment opportunities, global issues and key strategic directions for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). AdvertisementsAsean Business & Investment Summit 2017 (Abis) is an annual event of the Asean business advisory council (ABAC). ABAC Chairman Joey Concepcion said the summit will bring together business leaders and policy-makers who play an important role in making the motto “prosperity for all” a reality. “With dialogues that will touch on the most pertinent issues in development and business, the event hopes to be a stepping stone, leading towards public-private partnerships favoring inclusive business and consequentially, inclusive growth,” Concepcion said. Of the percentage, 29.4 percent or 2,285,634 jobs were generated by micro enterprises, 25.3 percent or 1,968,452, by small enterprises, and 6.8 percent or 530,784 by medium enterprises.

Source: Manila Times October 29, 2017 17:15 UTC