29 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE government has urged micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take advantage of the huge under-tapped opportunities in the multitrillion-dollar global halal market. “When you say growing the export, we need to diversify because a recent study showed the spread...

29 December 2018 Puiblished also in Business Mirror EXPORTERS are encouraged anew to innovate to achieve the country’s exports target of $122 billion to $130 billion by the year 2022. “We need to innovate. And innovation does not necessary mean a great invention. It’s really improving on systems, on...

29 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror ASPIRING and existing Filipino entrepreneurs can soon avail themselves of free business mentorship from Canadian business experts, as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) partners with a Canadian development organization focusing on capacity building to stimulate entrepreneurship for the longterm....

PH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGISTERED EXPORTERS (REX) SYSTEM   The Philippines will not be able to implement the REX System by 01 January 2019 As long as the REX system is not applied by the Philippines, the competent authority – the Bureau of Customs (BOC), will continue to issue...

29 December 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines and other ASEAN member-states could benefit from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but stakeholders must act now to take advantage of opportunities. “Someone has to supply the goods to the US, someone has to supply...