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Merchandise Trade Recovers in August 2016 National Economic and Development Authority October 13, 2016 MANILA – Total merchandise trade grew by 4.7 percent in August 2016, rebounding from the previous month’s 6.6 percent decline, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Based on a report by the Philippine
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Electronics top PH exports; East Asia market expands Department of Trade and Industry October 13, 2016 Electronic products remained to be the country’s top exports as the sector grew by 11.6% from US$2.359 billion in 2015 to US$ 2.633 billion this year accounting for 53.7% of the total export revenues
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DTI holds 1st Packaging and Labeling Summit for MSMEs’ Business Mirror October 12, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry, through the Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), held the first Philippine Packaging and Labeling Summit under the Philippine Export Competitiveness Program (PECP), with a theme dubbed as “Enhancing Competitiveness through Packaging
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The Philippines as ‘Franchise Hub of Asia’ Business Mirror October 12, 2016 WITH the Philippines’s growing economy thriving on the ingenuity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and talents of young entrepreneurs, the franchising industry remains a viable investment option—more so, with the projected growth of up to 20
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PHL app developers confident in global mobile competition this year Business Mirror October 12, 2016 BELIEVING that Filipino talents are not just confined within the premier Manila but across the archipelago, the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific (MCAP) Philippines 2016 is, once again, open for young entrepreneurs and innovators to represent
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China lifts import ban on Philippine bananas The Philippine Star October 7, 2016 MANILA, Philippines - The Chinese government has lifted the ban on the import of bananas coming from the Philippines. During his courtesy call at the Department of Agriculture, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said China would now accept
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PHL forwards MSME agenda in global arena Business Mirror October 5, 2016 GENEVA, Switzerland—Forwarding the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) advocacy to bring small businesses in the front and center of global and regional trade, the Philippine Mission to the World Trade Organization (PMWTO) organized a session in the
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Supporting digital transformation of MSMEs Business Mirror October 5, 2016 THE thrust of many governments to integrate micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the global trade economy  has never been more evident than with the commitment of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member-economies through the “2015 Boracay Action Agenda [BAA]
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A change of mindset Business Mirror October 5, 2016 ADDRESSING nontariff measures (NTMs) is undeniably a pressing issue for Philippine exporters. The NTM survey conducted by the ITC, in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has identified product certification, private standards, fumigation requirements, rules of origin, testing
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J&J launches Global Finance Services Center facility in PHL Business Mirror October 4, 2016 Johnson & Johnson (J&J), a leading consumer, health-care and pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world, has recently launched its Global Finance Services (GFS) Center facility in Parañaque City, according to the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export
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