Speedy appointment of ARTA head pushedhome/Business/Top Business/Speedy appointment of ARTA head pushedLocal exporters recently called for the immediate appointment of a a director general to head the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA). Appointing the ARTA head will facilitate the full implementation of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery (EOBD-EGSD) Act of 2018, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) said in a statement. An official ARTA head is necessary to sign the new law’s implementing rules and regulations, which remains to be pending and open for public consultation until March 31. The EODB-EGSD sets prescribed processing period: simple business transactions should be completed within 3 working days, 7 for complex transactions and 20 for highly technical process. The Philexport head said R&D was a “must” given the fourth industrial revolution.

Source: Manila Times March 24, 2019 16:12 UTC