Economic leaders on the World Economic Forum (WEF) thought of the Philippines as a part of the “VIP Club” given its “strong economic performance” amongst Southeast Asian nations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. mentioned Saturday.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) quoted President Marcos as saying that the nation’s participation within the WEF in Davos, Switzerland final week served as an “an excellent platform to showcase the Philippine economy’s strong performance.”
“Mabuti naman at nakapunta tayo rito, dahil sa pagpunta natin, nasama tayo sa tinatawag nilang VIP Club… ‘Yung VIP Club ay Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines. Yun daw ang pinakamagandang ekonomiya sa Asya,” Marcos mentioned.
During the worldwide discussion board, the President mentioned he was capable of meet with international leaders and that a number of overseas buyers expressed an curiosity in exploring business alternatives within the nation.
“Napakaganda ng mga naging pangyayari dahil napakarami naming nakilala at nakausap na mga sikat na mga economic leaders at mga political leaders at nandito silang lahat,” Marcos added.
Among the worldwide leaders the President met had been WEF Founder and Chairman Emeritus Klaus Schwab.
According to PCO, Schwab and Marcos mentioned partnerships and collaboration to assist the Philippines “sustain equitable and inclusive growth and provide a better quality of life for Filipinos.”
Other leaders Marcos met had been World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director for Operations Axel Van Trotsenburg, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair.
“The process that we undertook … in Davos was not simply to highlight the new situation, the new economic situation, the new policies, and the new concepts that we are promoting in the Philippines today, but also to learn from the world leaders and the world economic leaders what part the Philippines can play in this fragmented world,” the President mentioned on Saturday.
“That was the main theme in this entire forum. [It] is how we bring back cooperation in a fragmented world. And we are seen to play a part in that and especially as a member state of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and as a leading economy in Asia,” he added.
Meanwhile, Marcos additionally highlighted the Philippine Development Plan, the 8-Point Socioeconomic Agenda, and “various other policies and legislations that spotlight the economic reforms of the Philippines that have led to its sustained growth” through the international discussion board, in response to PCO. —LBG, GMA Integrted News
