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Philippines: Minimum paid-in capital for foreign investment to own an SME reduced

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02 Mar 2022

In March 2022, the Philippines reduced the minimum paid-in capital for foreign investment to own an SME in the Philippines from USD 200,000 to USD 100,000.

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Number of interventions

4

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

17 Mar 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 02 Mar 2022
Local labour incentive In force

On 2 March 2022, the Philippines government issued Republic Act No. 11647, requiring SMEs to hire a minimum of 15 Filipino employees to receive a reduced minimum paid-in capital for foreign investm...

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Updated: 02 Mar 2022
Labour market access In force

On 2 March 2022, the Philippines government issued Republic Act No. 11647, requiring foreign businesses to provide skills development programmes to Filipino workers in order to receive a permit to ...

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Updated: 02 Mar 2022
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force

On 2 March 2022, the Philippines government issued Republic Act No. 11647, mandating foreign investment in the cyberinfrastructure, military-related industries, and pipeline transportation to ...

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Implementation date

17 Mar 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 02 Mar 2022
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force

On 2 March 2022, the Philippines government issued Republic Act No. 11647, reducing the minimum paid-in capital for foreign investment to own an SME in the Philippines from USD 200,000 to USD 100,0...

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