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Kent Marjun Primor

Assistant Professorial Professor

Kent has been working for 14 years in the field of public economic policy and strategic business advisory. He is currently the Head of Economic and Trade Advisory at the Embassy of Switzerland and oversees the implementation of the Philippines-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (PH-EFTA FTA). He also serves as Director and Board Advisor at the Swiss Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and manages its operations. He sits in various trade and investment-related technical working groups and is a member of the ASEAN Regional Steering Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative.

Educational Background

MA Public Policy specializing in Economic Policy (2019), Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra Australia

MA Political Science, coursework completed (2017), Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Advanced Certifications in International Law and Economics (2021-23), World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland

AB Political Science, cum laude,  (2011), Central Mindanao University

Research Interest

  • International finance and economics
  • Trade and investment policy
  • Sustainability reporting

Selected Publications

  • Primor, K. M., & Deinla, I. (2023). Issues and perspectives on the death penalty in the Philippines. Policy Paper adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, Philippines.
  • Primor, K. M. (Ed.). (2021). Business opportunities in digital health in the Philippines: Market entry guidebook. Switzerland Global Enterprise.
  • Primor, K. M., & Deinla, I. (2019). The state of democracy in Southeast Asia. Background paper for Southeast Asia in The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise. International IDEA.
  • Primor, K. M. (2018, August 30). A tale of two constitutions. Policy Forum, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society
  • Primor, K. M. (2018, July). Rethinking policy restrictions: Reform issues in the Philippine Foreign Investment Law (Republic Act 7042). Paper presented at the 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science, Brisbane, Australia, July 21–25, 2018.

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