Case Study, Mia Phillipines

MIA, PHILIPPINES
Case Study

Agenda
 The Philippines  MIA Denmark  San Huagon  Problems  Discussion  Solution

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The Philippines
History

 1500: Spanish colony  1900: American colony

 1942: Occupied by the Japanese  1945: Liberated by American and Filipino forces  1946: Attained independency and founded a democracy

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The Philippines
The Country

 7100 islands

 299.735 km²  Capital: Manila  92.337.852 inhabitants  45,2% living below US$2 a day (2006)
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The Philippines
Fishing Industry (2003)
    World production of fish is 146,27 million tons 3,36 million tons of fish produced in the Philippines Ranked 8th among top fish producing countries worldwide 10.371.676 involved in the fishing industry

 Fishing boats:
– 177.627 motorized – 292.180 non-motorized

 Fishing does not require landownership or special permits  Considered as a last resort for people who have no other means of subsistence
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The Philippines
Doing Business (2009)  Out of 178 countries:
– Placed 140th for doing business – Placed 155th for starting business

 To complete a business start up it takes an average of:
– 15 procedures and 52 days in the Philippines – 5,8 procedures and 13,4 days in developed contries

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MIA Denmark
History
 Established in 1975  Hagen Nordstrom  Made fighting poverty his life´s work

 Focused on poverty-alleviating  Dec. 2004: Gillis Nordstrom has taken over as MIA chairman

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MIA Denmark
Strategic focus
 Dez. 2004: Tsunami catastrophe in Southeast Asia  MIA focused on disaster recovery and poverty alleviation projects in Southeast Asia

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MIA Denmark
Start to expand to Southeast Asia  Jan. 2006:
– Establishing office in Manila

 Project management