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Brexit Sparks Emerging-Market Selloff as Polish Assets Worst Hit
June 23, 2016Brexit Sparks Emerging-Market Selloff as Polish Assets Worst Hit Bloomberg News June 24, 2016 Eastern Europe and South Africa led a selloff in developing-nation assets following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union as investors speculated that their economies will be the worst affected by the fallout from Thursday’s referendum.…Read More -
BOI capacitates Eastern Visayas industries to craft their local roadmaps; discusses proposed Ecological Industrial Zone in Leyte
June 22, 2016Tacloban, Leyte—Efforts to further move forward the rehabilitation of the former Yolanda typhoon-stricken city is getting added boost as the Board of Investments (BOI), the industry development and investments promotion arm of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), together with the DTI Regional Office in Eastern Visayas, is capacitating…Read More -
DTI enforces standards on construction materials in hardware stores
June 22, 2016The Department of Trade and Industry’s Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) strengthened its enforcement activities for construction materials last week and inspected 50 hardware stores in Quezon City, Caloocan City, Parañaque City, and Muntinlupa City of the National Capital Region (NCR).Read More -
Standards make life easier, healthier and safer
June 22, 2016Technological advancement continues to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. Work gets done faster and resources are utilized more efficiently. These innovations are guided by standards that provide the framework needed to ensure constant growth and improvement. These standards form the backbone of technologies that contribute…Read More -
BOI, DA signs agreement on joint facilitation of business permits and licenses
June 22, 2016The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) DTI Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala for the two agencies to jointly facilitate business permits, licenses, and endorsements involving investors applying for registration with the Board of Investments…Read More -
DTI-FTSC holds trade negotiations course
June 21, 2016The Department of Trade and Industry’s Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) in line with World Trade Organization Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (WTO-TACB) program hones Philippine officials’ trade negotiations skills through a week-long course on trade negotiations entitled “Trade Negotiations Simulation Skills” (TNSS) last June 6-10 at the Philippine Trade…Read More -
DTI-IPG urges MSMEs to go global
June 17, 2016The Department of Trade and Industry’s Industry Promotion Group (DTI-IPG) urged micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to follow international product standards to break into the global market – in a seminar conducted under the Negosyo, Konsyumer, at iba pa (NKATBP) event held in Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City last June…Read More -
KATBP: Senior Citizens, Bida Pa Rin
June 17, 2016This week’s topic is (18 June 2016): “Senior Citizens, Bida Pa Rin” with studio guests from OSCA, DSWD and FSCAP.Read More -
PH hosts 68th CCI Meeting, discussions to center on ASEAN hosting in 2017
June 17, 2016The Philippines, through the Board of Investments (BOI) will host the 68th Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Investments (CCI) in Panglao, Bohol next week (22-24 June 2016).Read More -
BOI approves CARS program participants
June 15, 2016The Philippine Board of Investments (BoI) announced the approval of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation and Toyota Motors Philippines Corporation as participating car makers of the country’s Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) Program.Read More
