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Drought squeezing farm output, economies in Asia, Oceania Nikkei Asian Review May 23, 2016 JAKARTA -- Bone-dry conditions are ravaging agricultural production in parts of Asia and Oceania, stunting growth in countries where farm goods are a major economic driver. In Vietnam, in the grip of its worst dry spell
Read more. Asia's millennials proving cautious consumers, investors Nikkei Asian Review May 21, 2016 HONG KONG -- In Asia, as in the U.S. and Europe, millennials are emerging as the new darlings of marketers, manufacturers and retailers who see them carrying the economy in the coming decades. But as Asian economies enter
Read more. Halal exports law signed amid opposition by Muslim groups Business World May 19, 2016 PRESIDENT Benigno S. C. Aquino III has signed into law a consolidated measure on halal exports, amid opposition by a number of institutions led by Muslim Filipinos. ? In a statement yesterday, the National Commission on
Read more. DTI offers free registration for barangay-based ventures The Freeman May 18, 2016 Barangay-based enterprises can now register free of charge at the Department of Trade and Industry through its Negosyo Centers. ? ?We encourage micro enterprises to register their businesses and avail of the incentives under the BMBE (Barangay Micro-Business
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Philippines, Switzerland strengthen economic ties through second JEC Business Mirror May 18, 2016 In Photo: Delegations from the Philippines and Switzerland during the signing of the second Philippines-Switzerland Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in Bern, Switzerland, last April 28, 2016. The Philippines-Switzerland JEC covers trade in goods, services, investments, improvement of
Read more. 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 to
Read more. 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 not
Read more. 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 in
Read more. 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 to
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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. Under the existing Integrated Business Registry System (IBRS), businesses can be registered with either
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