Business

A landmark event - to use the words of the moderators - took place in New World Hotel, Makati on 11 March, when ambassadors of five countries, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands, Russia and Norway, were hosting the forum “Driving Growth in the Philippines. A Policy Dialogue on Natural Gas.” Read more

Norway's Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Ms Kristin Maurstad, made an official visit to the Philippines on 5-7 February. On the agenda were meetings with the Secretary of Transport. Mr. Joseph Abaya, the Administrator of MARINA, Mr Nic. Conti, a lunch-meeting with the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC), and finally a visit to the Norwegian Training center (NTC). Read more

Philippines Norway Business Council will hold its first Networking Luncheon of the year on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Read more

With its long coastline and many islands, aquaculture is an important source of fish and other sea food products in the Philippines. However, the farming of fish needs to be conducted in a carefully and professional way. To contribute to a sustainable aquaculture is therefore the objective of Aquapark, a completed two year comprehensive project funded by the Norwegian cooperation for developmen... Read more

IEH - Ethical Trading Initiative Norway is a member based resource centre and an advocate for ethical trade practices. Read more

Nortrade gives you a complete overview of Norwegian suppliers. In addition to this we also provide you with a comprehensive overview of news, articles and links to make your information search easier when looking to do business with Norway. In short terms – your gateway to the Norwegian export market. Read more

As expected, the Networking Luncheon of PNBC held on 19 January 2012 was again a smashing success! Read more

Raju Mandhyan is the host of Expat Insight, a program where they take external views on internal successes and look for the good. The show was aired last week, but can still be watched online. Read more

Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Knut Solem and Department of Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras lead the inaugural ceremony on 26 October 2011 to formally reopen the 105-megawatt (MW) Ambuklao Hydroelectric Power Plant in Benguet. Read more

On October 26th the Norwegian/Philippine energy company SN Aboitiz Power will open a new power plant in Ambuklao, close to Baguio City. Read more

The rapid growth in Asia is the hot topic in most international forums. Are Norwegian companies and businesses up to the challenge to let Asian opportunities become their opportunities? Read more

Speaking at a Networking Luncheon, the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines encouraged the Filipino - Norwegian business community to help eradicate corruption. Read more

Do you know how much The Norwegian Pension Fund has invested in the Philippines? Click to see a complete list of the Philippine companies. Read more

The Norwegian Pension Fund owns just over 1 percent of all global stocks. Ensuring good returns over time is important to secure the future – but not at any price. Read more

On the 12th of November, the Royal Norwegian Embassy hosted the creation of a business council that will seek to enhance business relations between the Philippines and Norway. The formation meeting successfully instated an interim board that has been tasked to further develop the council. Read more