In his departure speech, Marcos said he sees the conference as “an important platform” for the Philippines as this marks the first interaction between the two regions.The chief executive said he would particularly focus on calling for boosted cooperation in energy, food security, trade, digital transformation, protection of about 2.2 million OFWs, as well as security in the regions.
As he clarified that the Maharlika Investment Fund was not put on hold despite the suspension order of its implementing rules, Marcos said that he would introduce the sovereign wealth fund to the Middle East.“We are encouraged by the reaction of our friends in the Middle East and for that matter around the world to the fund and we're very encouraged that we are going down the right path,” he said.
Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)
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