The Belgians are coming! Business Mirror February 15, 2017 IF plans push through, a Belgian business mission will be coming to town in the first quarter of 2017. It will not be a huge delegation accompanied by high officials and ministers and led by Belgian royalty—like the last that...

Doing FTAs with the European Union Business Mirror February 8, 2017 Conclusion AS an agreement with “mixed” competencies, the Ceta will be provisionally applied while all the 28 member-states (through their respective national parliaments, or regional parliaments in the case of Belgium) will have to ratify the agreement according...

DTI-Citem seeks bigger PHL share of $2-trillion global halal food market Business Mirror February 7, 2017 FOODPHILIPPINES is eyeing to make $100 million in sales in the fast-growing halal food industry through its participation in the 22nd Gulfood, the world’s largest food fair, from February 26 to March 2....

Workshop on Web-based global trade-alert system aimed to equip MSMEs Business Mirror February 7, 2017 ACCESSING relevant information on product requirements in export markets can be a huge challenge, especially for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Thus, a new Web-based alert system designed to help government agencies and...

DTI proposes revision to Export Declaration form Business Mirror February 7, 2017 IN an effort to capture export data of halal, kosher, fair trade and organic-food sectors, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau has formally proposed the revision of the Export Declaration (ED) form to introduce...