Doing FTAs with the European Union Business Mirror February 1, 2017 Part Three The EU’s process to start FTA negotiations THE European Union can act alone to initiate and negotiate international trade agreements, as trade policy is an exclusive competence of the EU. The European Commission (EC), European Parliament...

PHL champions MSMEs, youth, women entrepreneurs for Asean 2017 Business and Investment Program Business Mirror January 24, 2017 THE Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), on Tuesday unveiled business prong the priority areas in terms of Asean’s policy focus and resources. Asean Economic Community (AEC) 2025...

2016: A year of strengthening partnerships and promoting trade and investments Business Mirror January 24, 2017 WITH the Asean theme for 2017 “Partnership for Change, Engaging the World,” PTIC-Jakarta’s engagements in 2016 will continue to pave the way for strengthening the Philippines’s presence in Asean and taking advantage of...

DTI unveils Asean Business Program for 2017 Business Mirror January 24, 2017 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as chairman of the Asean Economic Ministers (AEM) and as chairman for the Committee on Business and Investment Promotion (CBIP) unveiled the business programs for the year that will complement...

Doing FTAs with the European Union Business Mirror January 18, 2017 THE Philippines-EU free-trade agreement (PHL-EU FTA) is an essential component of the Philippines’s trade and investment strategy for Europe. After two formal scoping meetings held in November 2014 and September 2015, and numerous intersessional engagements, the PHL-EU FTA...