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  • BOI moves to fast track recovery of Yolanda-stricken areas

    BOI moves to fast track recovery of Yolanda-stricken areas

    The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) is implementing a number of initiatives to further stabilize and fast track the socio-economic rehabilitation and re-development in the areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda back in 2013. Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon Lopez said that such initiatives augurs well to the administration’s…
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  • DTI-EMB conducts ‘Doing Business with the US’ seminars

    DTI-EMB conducts ‘Doing Business with the US’ seminars

    DTI-EMB conducts ‘Doing Business with the US’ seminars Business Mirror November 9, 2016 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is holding a series of seminars on “Doing Business with the US” this month in Manila (November 7), Bacolod City (November 8) and Legazpi…
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  • DTI-EMB’s QBO Innovation Hub is starting place for start-ups’ networking

    DTI-EMB’s QBO Innovation Hub is starting place for start-ups’ networking

    DTI-EMB’s QBO Innovation Hub is starting place for start-ups’ networking Business Mirror November 9, 2016 EVERY Tuesday evening since August 8, start-up entrepreneurs and like-minded people gather at the QBO Innovation Hub along Gil J. Puyat Avenue in Makati City to listen to people who started out much like them…
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  • Of patterns and linkages

    Of patterns and linkages

    Of patterns and linkages Business Mirror November 9, 2016 Part One TRADE and investment in the new global economic order have become inextricably linked forces. How does a foreign trade officer draw an effective strategy along this reality, in consultation with the capital? While the process of charting this course…
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  • 8 of 10 Pinoy consumers know their rights

    8 of 10 Pinoy consumers know their rights

    Eight out of 10 Filipinos know their consumer rights, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. Data showed that level of consumer awareness for the month of September was recorded at 78 percent, the highest recorded since 2012 for the months of September. “The result should not be a source…
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  • PH contractors, construction players explore Melanesia

    PH contractors, construction players explore Melanesia

    The insatiable desire of the Filipino contractors, consultants, and construction industry players to continuously discover and explore construction business opportunities around the globe, they are now attempting to enter the Melanesia Region in the countries of Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. These countries identified to be rich in…
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  • Mexican Global Commerce Fair features PH

    Mexican National Association of Importers and Exporters (ANIERM), ProMéxico, the Mexican federal agency in charge of promoting international trade, and the Mexican National Bank of Foreign Trade (BANCOMEXT) recently featured the Philippines as they hosted the annual FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR E INVERSIÓN, according to the Department of Trade…
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  • PH SME chocolate makes its sweet debut in London

    PH SME chocolate makes its sweet debut in London

    Philippine chocolate brand Risa Chocolate recently joined the The Chocolate Show London held at Olympia National Hall in Kensington. According to Philippine Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center – London, for many years, Risa’s participation is another first for a Philippine SME to participate in one…
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  • Consolidated Blacklisted Contractors as of 30 September 2016

    Consolidated Blacklisted Contractors as of 30 September 2016

    The Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) is mandated to promote, accelerate and regulate the growth and development of the construction industry in conformity with national goals. Through CIAP’s licensing arm, the Philippine Construction Accreditation Board (PCAB), the government ensures that all contractors are reliable, competent and qualified to…
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  • Diversifying PHL exports: The US Generalized System of Preferences

    Diversifying PHL exports: The US Generalized System of Preferences

    Diversifying PHL exports: The US Generalized System of Preferences Business Mirror November 2, 2016 IN today’s marketplace of sophisticated consumers, efficient supply chains and advanced logistics, exporters are constantly searching for new opportunities to expand their businesses globally. With the recent manufacturing resurgence in the Philippines, our country is steadily…
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