This article provides a background to the birth of offshore banking units (OBUs) in the Philippines, its operations and the factors affecting the positioning of financial offshore centers. It also discusses the issues confronting OBUs and its effects on domestic banks/banking technology. A short...

This article is presented before the 19th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society at the Manila Hotel on December 11, 1982. Examination of the Philippine strategy for development during the 1970s has indicated a success that is relatively short-lived; hence, it is necessary to emphasize...

This paper analyzes the responses from a survey of Philippine companies concerning labor market policies, such as minimum wage-setting process, hiring and firing practices, training, and holidays. These policies have gained wide acceptance as a means of protecting the welfare of workers. But one...

This article provides a background to the birth of offshore banking units (OBUs) in the Philippines, its operations and the factors affecting the positioning of financial offshore centers. It also discusses the issues confronting OBUs and its effects on domestic banks/banking technology. A short...

This article is presented before the 19th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society at the Manila Hotel on December 11, 1982. Examination of the Philippine strategy for development during the 1970s has indicated a success that is relatively short-lived; hence, it is necessary to emphasize...

This paper analyzes the responses from a survey of Philippine companies concerning labor market policies, such as minimum wage-setting process, hiring and firing practices, training, and holidays. These policies have gained wide acceptance as a means of protecting the welfare of workers. But one...