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  • PHL participation in Biofach earns $27.5 million in negotiated sales

    PHL participation in Biofach earns $27.5 million in negotiated sales

    By Aleli Donado | Emerging Products Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Philippines’s first participation in Biofach 2018, held at the Organic Exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, recently recorded total negotiated sales amounting to $27.5 million, roughly P1.426 billion.  Organized by the Department of…
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  • Exporters asked to tap market opportunities in Vietnam

    Exporters asked to tap market opportunities in Vietnam

    By Gina T. Yap | Market Innovation Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged participants to the information session on “Market Opportunities in Viet Nam” to be more active in promoting trade with the Socialist Republic and…
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  • DTI-EMB holds ‘FTAs through ROO’ info session

    DTI-EMB holds ‘FTAs through ROO’ info session

    By Maria Jaena Padilla Go-Aco | Market Innovation Division | DTI-Export Marketing Bureau 09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror THE Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), together with the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport), conducted a workshop on “Unlocking the Potentials of FTA Markets through the Rules…
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  • YCH Group Singapore clarifies news report

    YCH Group Singapore clarifies news report

    09 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror IN the May 2, 2018, issue of Export Unlimited, a story titled “PHL receives $185.7-M investment pledges from Singapore companies” included a paragraph that said “Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez also signed an LOI with Asean Business Advisory Council Chairman Robert Yap,…
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  • Sec. Lopez presents Partner Philippines before foreign and local investors

    Sec. Lopez presents Partner Philippines before foreign and local investors

      Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez presenting Partner Philippines. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez presented  Partner Philippines before several local and international investors from Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia among others  in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City on 8 May 2018. Sec. Lopez reported the robust economic performance of…
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  • Price freeze imposed in Boracay; displaced workers trained – DTI 6

    Price freeze imposed in Boracay; displaced workers trained – DTI 6

    Residents, displaced workers, and local entrepreneurs join the skills training on silk screen printing at the Tindahan it Boracay in Sitio Kipot, Brgy. Manoc-manoc, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Automatic price control was imposed in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan – comprising the three villages of Balabag, Manoc-Manoc and Yapak –…
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  • Filipino Food Companies exhibited at FHA 2018

    Filipino Food Companies exhibited at FHA 2018

    DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap, on separate occasions, visited the Official Philippine Pavilion at the Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2018 show and gave their support to Filipino food entrepreneurs. The Official Philippine Pavilion, through the support of the DTI Export Marketing…
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  • PHL receives $185.7-M investment pledges from Singapore companies

    PHL receives $185.7-M investment pledges from Singapore companies

    02 May 2018 Published also in Business Mirror SINGAPORE—The Philippines continues to be an investment destination for Singaporean companies as $185.7 million worth of investment pledges providing 1,920 job opportunities were signed at the sidelines of the 32nd Asean Summit on April 28. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)…
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  • DTI sees bright prospects ahead for Philippine coffee industry

    DTI sees bright prospects ahead for Philippine coffee industry

    25 April 2018 Published also in Business Mirror Photo from http://philcoffeeboard.com WHILE the Philippines consumes as much coffee as countries such as the United States, Brazil, Japan and the European Union (EU), the country is also looking to be one of the top producers of top-grade coffee around the world. To…
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  • DTI Singapore gathers $185.7M of investment pledges during Pres. Duterte’s Visit

    The Philippines continues to attract direct foreign investments, as President Rodrigo Duterte secured investment pledges worth US$185.7 million during a business forum organized by the DTI Philippine Trade & Investment Centre – Singapore on the sidelines of this year’s ASEAN Summit in Singapore on Saturday, April 28. The President and…
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