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PH strengthens economic relationship with Israel; secures USD 82.9 M-worth of investments
September 05, 2018By pushing to deepen economic partnerships with non-traditional trading partners like Israel, the Philippine (PH) government identified several business complementarities that resulted in investment pledges, business collaborations, and intentions during presidential visit last 2-5 September 2018. This strategy to continuously open investments and employment opportunities from non-traditional trading partners has…Read More -
DTI 6 has now 273 KMME graduates
September 05, 2018DTI Guimaras Provincial Director Wilhelm M. Malones (center) poses with MSMEs from the Province of Guimaras who recently graduated from the 2018 KMME Program initiated by the DTI Guimaras Provincial Office. Nineteen micro, small and medium entrepreneurs capped their Kapatid Mentor ME Program with their respective business improvement plan presentations…Read More -
EU Healthcare and Medical Technologies to conduct biz mission to PH, plans to bring innovative technologies
September 05, 2018Fifty companies from 15 European Union (EU) Member States, mostly from the healthcare and medical technologies industries will travel to the Philippines this September for a business mission to look into the possibility of bringing innovative technologies to the country. The mission, under the EU Business Avenues in South East…Read More -
CARP MSMEs attend skills training on mushroom chips making
September 04, 2018Micro, small and medium entrepreneurs under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program attended the Skills Training on Mushroom Chips Making initiated by the DTI Guimaras Provincial Office at Brgy. Avila, Buenavista, Guimaras on August 24. The training aims to impart new skills to processors and enable them to diversify their products…Read More -
DTI, EMB, EDC aim to strengthen Philippine export by 2022
September 03, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 4-A, in partnership with the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and in coordination with the Export Development Council (EDC), conducted the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2018-2022 Stakeholders Engagement on 31 August 2018 at the Crimson Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The PEDP…Read More -
DTI launches fourth batch of KAPATID Mentor Me in Quezon
September 03, 2018For the fourth time since 2017, the Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), launched the “KAPATID Mentor Me Program (KMME)” in the province of Quezon at the St. Jude COOP Hotel and Event Center, Tayabas City on 30 August 2018. The KMME…Read More -
DTI 11 to hold public consultation on ease of doing biz
September 03, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry – Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB), in coordination with DTI Davao Region is conducting a series of consultative sessions in all regions in the country, on the recently passed RA 11032 or “An Act Promoting Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services by…Read More -
Ministers draft blueprint to conclude RCEP
September 03, 2018The sixteen (16) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers from ASEAN, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand adopted the “Package of Year-End Deliverables” that lays down the blueprint for concluding the negotiations during the 6th RCEP Ministerial Meeting on 30 – 31 August in Singapore. This document, which…Read More -
PH signs two protocols to help businesses, MSMEs export within ASEAN; Self-Certification Scheme to help in the ease of use of ASEAN FTA, ASEAN Services Agreement to further boost services exports
August 31, 2018SINGAPORE – The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) signed the First Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) that will facilitate the implementation of the ASEAN-wide Self-Certification (AWSC) Scheme. This is a simplified and streamlined procedure that will help businesses use the zero tariffs under the free trade…Read More -
DTI opens new markets for PH furniture exporters
August 31, 2018The Department of Trade and Industry through its Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) in collaboration with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Seoul and the ASEAN Korea Centre (AKC) are supporting Philippine exporters in expanding their market reach in South Korea through the country’s participation at the Korea International…Read More
