During his October 24-25 visit to the Philippines, Finland’s minister for foreign trade and development Ville Tavio met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Trade Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo to discuss trade policies, including the EU – Philippines free trade agreement (FTA).
“We are pushing these negotiations to move forward. And I’m doing everything on my capability in the EU to take this up so that we could get the negotiations proceeding and successful,” Tavio says.
Tavio’s business delegation included door manufacturer Champion Door Oy, development financier Finnfund, export credit agency Finnvera, smart solutions provider KONE, engineering and consultancy firm Ramboll Finland, software-enabled satellites provider ReOrbit, energy and marine solutions provider Wärtsilä, and the Smart City Innovation Cluster.
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