NEWS
07 July 2018 Published also in Business Mirror BUDDING entrepreneurs have been urged to start a cross-border e-commerce business, as billions of people now shop online. “In 2020 the cross-border e-commerce is expected to account for about $900-billion GMV [gross merchandise value], translating into a roughly 22-percent share of the
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By PhilExport News and Features 07 July 2018 Published also in Business Mirror EXPORTERS are seeking clarification from the Philippine National Police (PNP) on unresolved issues on the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) on controlled chemicals, noting these have adversely affected the competitiveness of the industry. In a letter to
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30 June 2018 Published in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as the chairman of the Doing Business Task Force, is pleased to highlight the reform initiatives undertaken to improve the ease of doing business and level up the Philippines’s global competitiveness ranking. Key reforms include Quezon
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30 June 2018 Published also in Business Mirror In Photo: The technical turnover of documents from Chief of Party Dr. Timothy S. Buehrer (from left) of the US-Asean Connectivity through Trade and Investment to Philippine Trade Training Center Executive Director Nestor P. Palabyab, PTTC Acting Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Manuel
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30 June 2018 Published also in Business Mirror TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez discussed with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Unido) Director General Li Yong the first Unido Country Program for the Philippines, as well as the technical assistance and support for the Philippine National System of Innovation. “The partnership
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09 May 2018 In Photo: Ceferino S. Rodolfo (left), Department of Trade and Industry undersecretary, and Ministry of Economic Development Deputy Minister Alexey Gruzdev meet in Manila on April 19 for the cochairmen’s meeting of the Philippines-Russia Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. TRADE Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo and Ministry
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By Aleli Donado | Emerging Products Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines’s first participation in Biofach 2018, held at the Organic Exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, recently recorded total negotiated sales amounting to $27.5 million, roughly P1.426 billion. Organized by the Department of
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By Gina T. Yap | Market Innovation Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged participants to the information session on “Market Opportunities in Viet Nam” to be more active in promoting trade with the Socialist Republic and
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By Maria Jaena Padilla Go-Aco | Market Innovation Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), together with the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport), conducted a workshop on “Unlocking the Potentials of FTA Markets through the Rules
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02 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror SINGAPORE—The Philippines continues to be an investment destination for Singaporean companies as $185.7 million worth of investment pledges providing 1,920 job opportunities were signed at the sidelines of the 32nd Asean Summit on April 28. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
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