Do Japanese tax hike delays come in threes? Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to postpone a planned consumption tax increase for the second time raises a question: Will there be a third delay? Several political and economic factors — at...

DTI urges exporters to seek new markets, embark on innovation Business Mirror May 25, 2016 THE latest statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority covering the first three months of the year continues to confirm the decline of Philippine exports.  The downtrend is not, however, unique to the Philippine situation...

Marketing for halal certified products Business Mirror May 24, 2016 Part One DRIVEN by global demographic, economic and lifestyle trends, the surging demand for halal products continues to be on the uptrend. ?According to the Thomson Reuters report, the current estimates of the halal-market expenditure on food and lifestyle...

PROC body issues advisory on food exports to China Business Mirror May 24, 2016 A government body from the People?s Republic of China (PROC) has issued an advisory affecting food exports to that country. In a letter dated April 25, the PROC?s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and...

Raising the productivity and competitiveness of PHL enterprises Business Mirror May 24, 2016 STRATEGY 3 of the Philippine Export Development Plan 2015-2017 is raising the productivity and competitiveness of Philippine enterprises. Concerted efforts from government agencies, like the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Competitiveness Bureau of the Department...