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Consul General Maria
Rowena Mendoza Sanchez gives a presentation on Investing in the Philippines
during the 2008
New Oriental Entrepreneur Century Forum
18 January 2008 - Philippine Consul General to Shanghai Maria Rowena Mendoza
gave a presentation on investing in the Philippines during the New Oriental
Entrepreneur Century Forum (NOECF) on 16 January 2008 at the International
Conference Center of the Shanghai Hall of Science.
The NOECF is an annual gathering of about 500 Shanghai businessmen where the
Top 100 New Shanghai Businessmen List is announced. The NOECF is organized
by the Shanghai Municipal Association of Scientific and Technological
Enterprises, Shanghai International Cooperation Society for Small and Medium
Sized Enterprises, Shanghai Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai
Municipal Association for Taiwan Businessmen, Promotion of Industry and
Commerce for Worldwide Chinese and Shanghai Export Enterprises Association.
It is co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for CEOs, Chinese Female
Entrepreneurs’ Development Forum and the Elites’ Club.
During the forum, Consul General Sanchez met with several Chinese
businessmen who indicated their interest to invest in the Philippines.
Citing the visit of Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Shanghai in
October 2007 as a catalyst, these businessmen informed the Consul General
that they are looking to invest in the following: shopping mall, metal
factory, feeds factory as well as in tourism.
The Consulate General in
Shanghai will be conducting trade, investment and tourism promotion
activities in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces where there are
also interest on the Philippines signified by various sectors in the coming
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