DTI-EMB orients Chinoy biz leaders on preferential trading arrangements Business Mirror August 30, 2016  THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted a Doing Business in Free Trade Areas (DBFTA) information session for the executive directors of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber...

DTI boosts regional products’ presence in Metro Manila Business Mirror August 30, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) continues to boost the presence of regional micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Metro Manila market, as it provides an avenue to sell their products and services...

DTI-IPG kicks off first joint ideation workshop at the QBO Innovation Hub Business Mirror August 30, 2016 THE Department of Trade and Industry’s Office of the Undersecretary for Industry Promotion Group (DTI-OUIPG), with its Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and the Foreign Trade Service Corp. (FTSC), spearheaded the Ideation and...

Philexport seeks larger budget for R&D Philippine Star August 30, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – A larger budget allocated for research and development (R&D) should soften any future blow that sluggish global demand would bring to the country’s exports, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) said. Philexport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis...

Put knowledge-based industries on investment priority list, DTI told Business World August 30, 2016 TWEAKS to the investment priority plan (IPP) should be geared toward attracting more investments in knowledge-based sectors such as in science and technology, the president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) said....