Ease of doing business: Movement of goods and services Business Mirror May 18, 2016 BASED on the country?s performance in 2015, World Bank Doing Business Report 2016 shows the decline in ranking of the Philippines, from 95th to 103rd among 189 countries in the world. The decline was due...

Dealing with NTMs: Why market intelligence matters Business Mirror May 18, 2016 ? THE proliferation of free-trade agreements (FTAs) has drastically changed the global trading environment. With the elimination and drastic reduction of tariffs, we do our best to understand the various types of nontariff measures (NTMs). NTMs are...

Implementing rules and regulations for amended Cabotage Law released Business World May 17, 2016 A JOINT DEPARTMENT Administrative Order was issued yesterday for the implementation of the Co-Loading Act or Republic Act No. (RA) 10668, also known as the amended Cabotage Law. President Benigno S. C. Aquino III signed...

Guimaras mangoes to break into Australia, EU Manila Times May 14, 2016 Mangoes from the island province of Guimaras will soon find a place in Australian markets and several countries in the European Union in 2017. Reelected Guimaras Gov. Samuel Gumarin said preparations are underway for the mango exports...

Registration cut to 3 steps Malaya May 11, 2016 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) vowed to cut to three steps and three days the processing and issuance of businesses registrations filed with government agencies.