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Iloilo Means Business goes to Hong Kong

The Iloilo Province and City government, Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Hong Kong brings Iloilo Means Business Investment Roadshow to Hong Kong on April 21-23, 2017.

This is the forums’ first international presentation aimed at attracting foreign direct investments in the areas of agri-business, IT-BPM, tourism and manufacturing. Business meetings will also be held with key representatives from the Ilonggo community and major business organizations in Hainan, Guandong, Fujian provinces in China and Hong Kong SAR. The Iloilo delegation is composed of the representatives from the provincial and city government units and the private sector.

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Iloilo hosts the 1st Agri-Aqua Investment Forum

The first ever investment forum featuring Western Visayas’ agricultural and aquatic  products was held on November 10 and 11 at District 21, Mandurriao, Iloilo City hosted by the Panay Organic Producers Association (POPA).  Some 200 delegates and exhibitors attended the Forum which discussed topics such as the production and propagation of cacao, coffee, fish, mango, poultry, eggs and specialty rice.  One of the objectives of the forum was to assist farmer/entrepreneurs understand and reach global standards so that their products could be marketed worldwide.

Following this successful event, POPA has announced its  intention to host an agri-technology forum in 2017 and the 2nd agri-aqua investment forum in 2018.

ILEDF has been supporting POPA in many of its projects as investments in agriculture is an important advocacy of ILEDF.

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