GOVERNMENT red tape is discouraging foreign investors from doing business in the Philippines and making the country less competitive, the Makati Business Club (MBC) said.

According to MBC Vice-Chairman Robert de Ocampo, the overabundance of documentary requirements that businesses need to meet in order to begin operations in the country are a turn-off and must be addressed immediately.

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