ARTA, Go to discuss ease of doing business

The Anti-red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to conduct an Ease of Doing Business (EODB) briefing on Jan. 24, 2024 with the newly-appointed Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (SAPIEA) Secretary Frederick D. Go to aid the promotion of the government's investment programs.

With the theme "Charting Progress through Strategic Investment and Boosting Economic Opportunities," the EODB briefing will serve as yet another avenue for collaboration between the government and private sectors in stimulating economic growth and boosting both local and foreign investments in the country.

ARTA is partnering with various agencies including the Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to achieve the goal.

Other partner agencies are the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

Around 200 participants from the diplomatic corps, National Government Agencies (NGAS), State Universities and Colleges (SUCS), Government-owned and/or -Controlled Corporations (GOCCS), local and foreign chambers of commerce, business groups, and non-government organizations (NGOS) are expected to participate in the briefing.

As part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s thrust to improve bureaucratic efficiency in the country, the EODB briefing will be the first official economic forum headlining Go, following his appointment as SAPIEA and Chairperson of the Economic Development Group (EDG) by virtue of Executive Order Number 49.