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Equipped to compete: Growing global MSMEs for inclusive development
September 28, 2016Equipped to compete: Growing global MSMEs for inclusive development Business Mirror September 28, 2016 INNOVATION in communications and transportation has dramatically lowered the overall barrier to entry for small firms. These global market trends have significantly contributed to the development of the Philippines’s buzzing start-up community and a thriving micro,…Read More -
DTI-EMB conducts DBFTA on Dinagat Island and Surigao City
September 28, 2016DTI-EMB conducts DBFTA on Dinagat Island and Surigao City Business Mirror September 28, 2016 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) held an information session last month in the province of Dinagat Island and Surigao City. The DBFTA program is a business- education program…Read More -
SG businessmen eye PH as the next investment destination
September 28, 2016A market insight seminar focused on the Philippines was recently co-organized by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Philippine Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Philippine Trade & Investment Centre(PTIC)-Singapore to invite Singaporean companies and Singapore-based firms to SBF’s planned Philippine business mission later this year. Some 125 business leaders…Read More -
Trade chief: bank on Pinoy’s ingenuity, craftsmanship
September 28, 2016Filipinos’ artisanship and craftsmanship in modern designs remain the strength of handicraft and furniture industries, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, in his remarks during the 2nd Philippine Homestyle Congress on 23 September. During his engagement with the Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Exporters and Artisans,…Read More -
MRP-implementing gov’t agencies hold 2nd Cluster Meeting
September 27, 2016Government agencies involved in the government’s Manufacturing Resurgence Program (MRP) provided updates of their programs and projects during the 2nd Cluster Meeting at the Board of Investments (BOI) Building. The MRP is a government-wide program which aims to spur the resurgence of the country’s manufacturing sector by rebuilding the existing…Read More -
PH Case Study on IB released at G20 Global Platform on IB website
September 26, 2016The Philippine Case Study on Inclusive Business (IB) was recently (September 1, 2016) released by the G20 Global Platform on IB (GPIB). Published by the GPIB through its website www.g20inclusivebusiness.org, the Philippine case study was released along with similar studies on Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Italy and Sweden. The Philippine…Read More -
DTI to IT-BPO sector: we are your partner, Industry expected to be $250 B-worth by 2022
September 23, 2016Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez assured the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry that it can rely on the government as is its partner in carrying out plans, during the general membership assembly meeting of the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the…Read More -
DTI-CIAP holds workshop on the Construction Industry One Registry System (CIORS)
September 23, 2016Construction Manpower and Development Foundation (CMDF), the human resource development arm of the Department of Trade and Industry – Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (DTI-CIAP), recently organized a collaborative workshop to further develop the Construction Industry One Registry System (CIORS) concept. The workshop, held last September 20, 2016 at…Read More -
BOI, Finnpartnership holds business seminar, encourages partnership in PH’s and Finland’s bright spot industries
September 23, 2016The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) co organized a seminar dubbed as “Bridging Business Between Philippines-Finland” with the Finnish Business Partnership Program (FinnPartnership) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Finland at the BOI Penthouse recently (14 September 2016). In collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Management…Read More -
Updates on Ph Chemicals Masterplan, to focus on R&D, strategic investment promo and capacity-building
September 23, 2016The Chemicals Masterplan, the blueprint that details the vision, mission, objectives, current situation, strategies, action plans and programs of the Philippine chemicals industry, will be updated to keep up with the latest developments in the sector and map out programs that will further propel and sustain the growth and…Read More
