Country Analysis Report - Philippines - In-depth PESTLE Insights

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1 Country Analysis Report - Philippines - In-depth PESTLE Insights

2 Country Analysis Report - Philippines - Indepth PESTLE Insights Sector Publishing Intelligence Limited (SPi) has been marketing business and market research reports from selected publishers for over five years. SPi offers a personal service to our customers with dedicated research managers who will work with you to source the best report for your needs. Based in the UK, SPi is well positioned to coordinate our customers' orders sourced from over 30 global report publishers. We are pleased to present details of this report to assist your buying decision and administrative process. You will find easy-to-use How To Buy information on the last page of this document. We look forward to being of service to you. If you have bulk and/or recurring requirements, please get in touch - we can liaise with publishers to obtain sample pages and negotiate discounts on your behalf. Phone: +44 (0) or office@sectorpublishing.com 2

3 Country Analysis Report - Philippines - Indepth PESTLE Insights Introduction The country analysis report on Philippines provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the countryâ s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Philippines analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Philippines. The report provides a holistic view of Philippines from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries. Features and Benefits â Understanding gained from the country analysis report on Philippines can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. â Political section on Philippines provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. â Economic section on Philippines outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. â Social section on Philippines enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country. â Technological section on Philippines provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws. â Legal section on Philippines provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime. â Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in Philippines and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators. Highlights PESTLE analysis of Philippines identifies issues that affect the countryâ s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats). The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Philippines in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators. The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of Philippines in different periods. It also examines the countryâ s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators. The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in Philippines. The social welfare policies of the government along with the countryâ s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided. 3

4 The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in Philippines. The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in Philippines. The environmental landscape in Philippines discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined. "Although the annual economic growth rate was recorded at around 6% during 2006 and 2007, the global economic crisis led to a slowdown, with growth falling to 4.2% in It further decelerated to 1% in However, the economy rebounded with growth of 7.6% in Future growth prospects are linked with reforms undertaken to improve macroeconomic stability and address structural problems.." Your key questions answered â What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in Philippines? â What is the economic performance of Philippines in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators? â What is the performance of Philippines in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education? â What is the performance of Philippines in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends? â What is the legal structure in Philippines and are the laws conducive for investment? â What is the performance of Philippines in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies? Additional Details Publisher : Marketline Reference : ohcp0160 Number of Pages : 78 Report Format : PDF Publisher Information : MarketLine is a global publisher of company, industry and country information. Their clients operate across a wide variety of industries and job functions and range from multinational corporations right down to small businesses in both developed and developing economies. MarketLine users enjoy access to content that is trustworthy, up to date and reasonably priced and routinely turn to us as their first-stop resource for instantly accessible, reliable business information. 4

5 Table Of Contents for Country Analysis Report - Philippines - In-depth PESTLE Insights TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 1 Catalyst 1 Summary 1 Key Facts and Geographic Location 10 Key facts 10 Geographical location 11 PESTLE Analysis 12 Summary 12 Political analysis 13 Economic analysis 17 Social analysis 20 Technological analysis 23 Legal analysis 26 Environmental analysis 29 Political Landscape 31 Summary 31 Evolution 31 Structure and policies 34 Performance 37 Outlook 38 Economic Landscape 40 Summary 40 Evolution 40 Structure and policies 41 Performance 44 Outlook 56 Social Landscape 58 Summary 58 Evolution 58 Structure and policies 58 Performance 61 Outlook 63 Technological Landscape 64 Summary 64 Evolution 64 Structure and policies 64 Performance 65 Outlook 68 Legal Landscape 69 Summary 69 Evolution 69 Structure and policies 69 Performance 72 5

6 Outlook 72 Environmental Landscape 74 Summary 74 Evolution 74 Structure and policies 74 Performance 75 Outlook 76 Appendix 78 Ask the analyst 78 Datamonitor consulting 78 Disclaimer 78 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Map of the Philippines 11 Figure 2: The Philippines â political events timeline 33 Figure 3: The Philippines â key political figures 34 Figure 4: Elected members of the Philippinesâ House of Representatives, Figure 5: Historical GDP growth, 1991â Figure 6: Market capitalization of the PSE, 2003â Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate in the Philippines, 2002â Figure 8: Composition of GDP by sector in the Philippines, Figure 9: Agricultural output of the Philippines, 2005â Figure 10: Industrial output of the Philippines, 2005â Figure 11: Services output of the Philippines, 2005â Figure 12: Current account balance of the Philippines, 2005â Figure 13: External trade of the Philippines, 2006â Figure 14: Balance of trade in the Philippines, 2006â Figure 15: Total foreign investment in the Philippines, 2005â Figure 16: Consumer price index (CPI) and cpi-based inflation in the Philippines, 2004â Figure 17: Employment and growth rate in the Philippines, 2004â Figure 18: Unemployment in the Philippines, 2004â Figure 19: The Philippines â composition of religion 60 Figure 20: Healthcare expenditure in the Philippines, 2002â Figure 20: Government expenditure on education in the Philippines, 2002â Figure 21: Growth rate of mobile and fixed line subscribers in the Philippines, 2002â Figure 22: Internet users and growth rate in the Philippines, 2002â Figure 23: Carbon dioxide emissions in the Philippines, 2003â TABLES Table 1: The Philippines â key fundamentals 5 Table 2: The Philippines â key facts 10 Table 3: Analysis of the Philippinesâ political landscape 13 Table 4: Analysis of the Philippinesâ economy 17 Table 5: Analysis of the Philippinesâ social system 20 Table 6: Analysis of the Philippinesâ technology landscape 23 Table 7: Analysis of the Philippinesâ legal landscape 26 Table 8: Analysis of the Philippinesâ environmental landscape 29 Table 9: Mid-year population by age (millions), Table 10: Patents granted by USPTO, 2003â Table 11: Individual income tax rates,

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