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...

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....

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)...

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)...

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,...