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Medifi, start-up from PHL, wins at Apec O2O Forum in Peru Business Mirror September 28, 2016 MEDICAL-consultation channel Medifi from the Philippines, together with virtual-travel agency Triip.me from Vietnam, has been named Asia Pacific’s top start-up for successfully employing online tools to drive offline consumer traffic at the recently concluded
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Equipped to compete: Growing global MSMEs for inclusive development Business Mirror September 28, 2016 INNOVATION in communications and transportation has dramatically lowered the overall barrier to entry for small firms.  These global market trends have significantly contributed to the development of the Philippines’s buzzing start-up community and a thriving micro,
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DTI-EMB conducts DBFTA on Dinagat Island and Surigao City Business Mirror September 28, 2016 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held an information session last month in the province of Dinagat Island and Surigao City. The DBFTA program is a business- education program
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BPS Notice to Exporters: Proposed Trade Regulations on Export Products Export Development Council News September 20, 2016 The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) invites exporters to comment on the proposed technical regulations of USA, Japan, EU, Middle East and other countries on
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BIR clarified issues of exporters on VAT Relief Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have prioritized fourteen provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) or R.A. 10863 which will be subjected to weekly public consultations. The CMTA was
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Priority provisions on CMTA set for weekly public consultation Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Department of Finance (DOF) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) have prioritized fourteen provisions under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) or R.A. 10863 which will be subjected to weekly public consultations. The CMTA
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Export products to UAE need Halal certification by January 2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Effective January 1, 2017, products entering the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are required to be certified by UAE- Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (UAE-ESMA). This new regulation for control on Halal products covers
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Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office Export Development Council September 20, 2016 Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV recently filed Senate Bill No. 348 or an Act Creating a Government Efficiency Office (GEO) to improve the quality of regulations and reduce regulatory burden. The GEO will be an
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EDC revises export targets for 2016-2017 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Export Development Council (EDC), in its meeting last 22 July 2016 agreed that the revised export target for 2016 will be flat or 0% on goods, +9% on services and +3% on total exports and retain at
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IRR on controlled chemicals to take effect on 9 August 2016 Export Development Council September 20, 2016 The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9516 which governs controlled chemicals is expected to be implemented starting 9 August 2016, 15 days after its publication last 25 July 2016. Said IRR
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