Japanese companies visit PHL to set up joint ventures on food Business Mirror August 9, 2016 A Japanese consortium, led by a 14-man team, arrived in the Philippines and made a courtesy call to Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on July 29 at the Board of Investments (BOI) office.

PECP provides guidelines for trading companies to conduct correct export procedures Business Mirror August 9, 2016 THROUGH its initiative in reaching out to local exporters and traders, the Department of Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) welcomed  representatives of trading companies on July 28 at its headquarters for a seminar...

DTI, IdeaSpace launch the QBO Innovation Hub Business Mirror August 9, 2016 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and IdeaSpace Foundation, the leading early-stage technology incubator and accelerator in the Philippines, on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment and...

Philippine tuna canners enjoy EU zero tariff Business Mirror August 2, 2016 THE Philippines was included as a beneficiary country in the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) of the European Union (EU) on December 25, 2014. Under this scheme, the Philippines is given duty-free treatment for 6,274 products....

DTI urges animators, game developers to tap FTA markets Business Mirror August 2, 2016 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged the animation and game-development sectors, considered high-growth segments in the Asean and other partner economies that have free-trade agreements (FTAs) with...