U.S. Ambassador Ricciardone, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. discuss increased business promotion in Mindanao

Ambassador Ricciardone addressed the group on key U.S. business issues such as the EXIM Bank loan guarantee program and Intellectual Property Rights. Representatives from local banks with EXIM Master Guarantee Agreements also attended the roundtable.

The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc (DCCCII) is one of the largest and most progressive Chambers of Commerce in Mindanao and the Philippines, and was named the Most Outstanding Chamber in Mindanao in 2004 (for the seventh time). Since 2003, the U.S. Commercial Service Philippines and DCCCII have had a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for increasing trade and business links between Davao City and the United States of America.