Monday, 22 Aptil2o1g
Daily Tribune
Rocly to keyno te BFA
An intemational confercnce fostering business cooperation
and policy-ma.king among Asian courtries, the Boao Forum for
Asia (BFA), wil conduct its fi$t ever forum in Madla toda$
22 April, at Shangri-La Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Ciiy. "'
To be led by Speaker Gloda Macapa€al-Anoyo, a BFA
board member, the twcday event will have "Conceted Action
for Comon Developmeht in the New Eru, as its theme,
The forum will gather 300 business exeeutives frorn China
alld Philippines to fulher explore hade, inyestment ard other
cooperation possibilities betw€en the two countdes.
President Rodfigo Duterte is expected to gace with his
presence th€ opening of the event as he will deliver the
kelmote speech, iogether with BFA Secretary General Li
Badong.
Forum seeks to solid$ Phl{hina relaiioru.
BFA aims to establish closer relations and create goodwill
between China and the Philippines by susraining rhe good
bilateral des e$ablished duing Chinese presidenr i Jinping,s
yttef ?
state visit to the Philippines last November.
It seeks io help the visiting Chinese entrepreneurs ,,better
unde$tand the business envbonment and related policies of
the Philippines, introduce BFA io the philippine government
and business corununibl implement the importa.nl consensus
reached by top leaders ofthe two countries and strengthen the
alignment ofthe Belt and Road initiaiive with the
strategies of the Philippines and ASEAN."
T'he forum will be conducted in cooperation with the
Federation of Filipinilchinese Chanbers 0f Commerce and
Industry Inc., Philippine Chamber of Commerce and lrutustry
ihe Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. and the Chinese
Embassy in the Philippines.
the BM forum serves as a totrleyel platform for dialogues
among national govemment leadem, industrial and business
ctcles and academic institutions from different countries in
Asia and other regions. :
_ BF{hps also made a cOmmitment in promoting the
countries in Asia to achieve common development by
integating regional economy. [amned Bordey