PHL app developers confident in global mobile competition this year Business Mirror October 12, 2016 BELIEVING that Filipino talents are not just confined within the premier Manila but across the archipelago, the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific (MCAP) Philippines 2016 is, once again, open for young entrepreneurs and innovators to...

China lifts import ban on Philippine bananas The Philippine Star October 7, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Chinese government has lifted the ban on the import of bananas coming from the Philippines. During his courtesy call at the Department of Agriculture, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said China would now...

PHL forwards MSME agenda in global arena Business Mirror October 5, 2016 GENEVA, Switzerland—Forwarding the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) advocacy to bring small businesses in the front and center of global and regional trade, the Philippine Mission to the World Trade Organization (PMWTO) organized a session in...

Supporting digital transformation of MSMEs Business Mirror October 5, 2016 THE thrust of many governments to integrate micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the global trade economy  has never been more evident than with the commitment of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member-economies through the “2015 Boracay Action Agenda...

A change of mindset Business Mirror October 5, 2016 ADDRESSING nontariff measures (NTMs) is undeniably a pressing issue for Philippine exporters. The NTM survey conducted by the ITC, in cooperation with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has identified product certification, private standards, fumigation requirements, rules of origin,...