EDC recommends legislative priorities to 17th Congress Export Development Council (EDC) May 20, 2016 The Export Development Council (EDC) through its Networking Committee on Legislative Advocacy and Monitoring (NCLAM) has prioritized the export sector?s legislative agenda for the 17th Congress to have a more competitive export industry.?

Innovate: The Challenge to Exporters Export Development Council (EDC) May 20, 2016 The Department of Trade and Industry encourages exporters to innovate on products, processes and marketing approach to enhance domestic production and be more competitive.?

Drought squeezing farm output, economies in Asia, Oceania Nikkei Asian Review May 23, 2016 JAKARTA — Bone-dry conditions are ravaging agricultural production in parts of Asia and Oceania, stunting growth in countries where farm goods are a major economic driver. In Vietnam, in the grip of its worst dry...

Asia’s millennials proving cautious consumers, investors Nikkei Asian Review May 21, 2016 HONG KONG — In Asia, as in the U.S. and Europe, millennials are emerging as the new darlings of marketers, manufacturers and retailers who see them carrying the economy in the coming decades. But as Asian economies...

Halal exports law signed amid opposition by Muslim groups Business World May 19, 2016 PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III has signed into law a consolidated measure on halal exports, amid opposition by a number of institutions led by Muslim Filipinos. ? In a statement yesterday, the National Commission...