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Efficient transport and logistics to raise competitiveness of PHL enterprises Business Mirror June 7, 2016 IN the May 25 issue of Export Unlimited, raising the productivity and competitiveness of Philippine enterprises focused on the labor productivity. This time, we will focus on the efficiency of transport and logistics under the
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US FDA issues final food-defense regulation BusinessMirror June 7, 2016 THE United States Food and Drug Administration has finalized a new food-safety rule under the landmark, bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which will help prevent wide-scale public-health harm by requiring companies in the US and abroad to take
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DTI pushes for global marketing of PHL education services BusinessMirror June 7, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) is opening more opportunities for local schools, as the country starts to tap global markets for the country’s education services. Local universities, including representatives from Enderun Colleges,
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DTI opens first of 4 innovation hubs for business start-ups, SMEs BusinessMirror June 7, 2016 In Photo: Private-sector partners (on the left) join officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the soft launch on June 6 of the first Negosyo Center Plus Innovation Hub in the DTI
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U.S. trade deficit increases less than expected in April CNBC June 3, 2016 WASHINGTON- The U.S. trade deficit increased less than expected in April as exports of goods rebounded strongly, suggesting that trade would be a boost to economic growth in the second quarter. The Commerce Department said on Friday
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Canada trade deficit narrows to C$2.94 billion as exports rise CNBC June 3, 2016 OTTAWA - Canada's trade deficit in April narrowed to C$2.94 billion ($2.24 billion) from a record C$3.18 billion in March as exports grew at a slightly faster rate than imports, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The
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Marketing for halal certified products Business Mirror May 31, 2016 Conclusion Market access IN a meeting with the Food Control Department of the Dubai Municipality and Emirates Authority for Standards and Metrology (UAE-Esma) last on February 2, the team from the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) expressed
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DTI-EMB leads PHL delegation to Sodec 2016 BusinessMirror May 31, 2016 In Photo: The Philippines’s public-private partners in the Outbound Business Matching Mission for information technology business-process management companies participate in the recently concluded Software and Apps Development Expo (Sodec) 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. Philippine delegates include (from left) Ma.
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PHL exports halal products to Middle East countries BusinessMirror May 31, 2016 AFTER the recent passage of Republic Act (RA) 10817, or the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act of 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) urged local exporters to tap unexplored halal-driven markets, such
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Brexit vote will overshadow the Federal Reserve rate decision: UBS chair CNBC June 2, 2016 This month's vote on the U.K.'s membership in the European Union will overshadow other risks and could spur the U.S. Federal Reserve to delay an interest rate hike, Axel Weber, chairman of UBS and a
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