Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the business community, friends and food enthusiasts, magandang umaga po sa inyo and welcome to the IFEX Digital Expo! First, let me thank the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Trade Promotions Group (TPG) and the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) for their continuing efforts to boost continue reading : Keynote speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, IFEX Philippines Digital Expo 2021
CITEM kicks off first digital food expo
A year before the pandemic hit in 2019, the Philippine agri-food sector turned in a strong showing, accounting for an estimated P6.1-T to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The same year also saw the sector employ 42.7% of the national workforce. In the new normal that changed our lives and livelihoods forever, The Center continue reading : CITEM kicks off first digital food expo
CITEM launches Spring/Summer 2022 collection in leading French trade platform
In time for Paris Design Week, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) launches a new collection of homeware and furniture for Spring/Summer 2022 on Maison & Objet and More (MOM), the digital platform of major French trade show Maison et Objet. Under the creative direction of premier designers Rita Nazareno and Gabriel continue reading : CITEM launches Spring/Summer 2022 collection in leading French trade platform
PH participation at CIFTIS to promote growing services sector
The Philippines will participate in the 2021 edition of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) with the aim to highlight its growing strengths in select sectors relevant to the Chinese market. The Philippine digital showcase in September will comprise the staging of a country pavilion and a forum on creative, information technology continue reading : PH participation at CIFTIS to promote growing services sector
CITEM brings Philippine food sourcing to the digital frontier
IFEX Philippines, the signature event for the food trade sector organized by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, (CITEM) will present its very first online iteration, the IFEX Digital Expo, on 23 – 25 September 2021. The event will continue its mandate of promoting Philippine food champions geared towards showcasing a wide array continue reading : CITEM brings Philippine food sourcing to the digital frontier
CITEM utilizes digital tools for FOODEX B2B complement
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) organized via Zoom a series of digital business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking events with the Philippine delegation for FOODEX and Japanese buyers, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to leverage borderless communication in facilitating trade and export promotion. During meetings with Japanese buyers, the Philippine delegation for continue reading : CITEM utilizes digital tools for FOODEX B2B complement
Global tastemakers single out FAME+ brands in MOM curations
The Cheque bench, a creation of FAME+ exhibitor Zarate, joins a mélange of pieces available on Maison & Objet and More (MOM) that were selected as favorites by Andrea Marcante and Adelaïde Testa, founders of top Italian design studio Marcante-Testa. In the hands of designer Jim Zarate-Torres and the artisans he works with, metal diverges continue reading : Global tastemakers single out FAME+ brands in MOM curations
CITEM, FAME+ punctuate virtual expos with nature-inspired PH pieces
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) brought 10 FAME+ exhibitors who manufacture world-class décor, furniture, homeware, and lighting in two recently concluded trade shows taking on a fully digital format—the ASEAN International Furniture & Furnishings Show VX 2021 (AIFFS VX) and the Philconstruct Virtual Expo (Philconstruct VX). Showcasing pieces that carry the continue reading : CITEM, FAME+ punctuate virtual expos with nature-inspired PH pieces
CITEM, FAME+ brands to showcase nature-inspired pieces at Philconstruct VX
The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) brings in 10 of the country’s leading manufacturers of world-class décor, furniture, homeware, and lighting in the first-ever digital edition of Philconstruct Virtual Expo (Philconstruct VX), happening from 24-30 March 2021. The 10 brands–Acento Colleccions, E. Murio, Enpekei International, Goltrio, Junk Not, La Galuche, Mejore, Obra continue reading : CITEM, FAME+ brands to showcase nature-inspired pieces at Philconstruct VX
FAME+ brands offer pieces perfect for MOM Digital Days
Philippine brands hailing from the home, fashion, and lifestyle (HFL) sector were spotlighted during Maison & Objet and More (MOM) Digital Days. MOM Digital Days is an initiative of Maison & Objet that aims to expedite the sourcing process by curating brands and pieces that best embody a current design trend, mood, or movement. It continue reading : FAME+ brands offer pieces perfect for MOM Digital Days