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San Francisco, California — The Startup Genome unveiled the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2022 at London Tech Week, 14 June 2022 (BST). The pandemic transformed the Philippine startup ecosystem and served as a catalyst which compelled the country to rapidly innovate and adopt new technologies. This led to the
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The Philippines’ first shipment of uncooked shrimps to Australia arrived at the Port of Melbourne on 30 May 2022. The initial 20 fcl shipment of raw peeled and deveined (RPD) Vannamei shrimps was made possible by Fisher Farms, Inc (FFI), with two more shipments expected to arrive in Australia in
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga, through its provincial office in Surigao del Norte, distributed livelihood kits on 23 March 2022 to eligible micro-entrepreneurs (MEs) affected by Super Typhoon Odette in Siargao Islands. Odette made landfall in the province, particularly Siargao Island on 16 December 2021 that displaced around
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To inform exporters on the current leading-edge solutions to support their businesses, the Department of Trade and Industry - Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) organized a webinar on “Innovative Solutions for Exporters featuring PH Startups” under the Philippine Export Competitiveness Program (PECP) on 24 February 2022 via Zoom.   The PECP
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PH strengthens partnership in construction sector with UAE
Dubai, UAE – Revitalized business relationships between the Philippines and Middle East in the construction sector took off during the recently conducted Philippines – United Arab Emirates High Level Construction and Related Engineering Services Roundtable Meeting, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported. The meeting was held on 10
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Country Business Briefing at the Expo 2020
Eyeing to continue Making it Happen in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) presented the Philippines as one of the ideal investment destinations of the world during the Country Business Briefing at the Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, 11 February 2022.
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Blaser Café, one of oldest coffee traders (since 1922) and well-established coffee roaster in Switzerland, added Philippine Liberica coffee beans aka “Kapeng Barako” in their Terroir line. The term "terroir", which originally comes from viticulture, is now also used in the coffee industry. A significant part of the character of
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Even in the face of the rising wave of new COVID-19 cases globally, Philippine exports grew by 17.6% in August 2021 bringing cumulative exports to USD 48.9 billion for the first eight months of the year.   The year-to-date August figure is 19.6% higher than the USD40.9B recorded during the
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Zoom screenshot of Australian BPO firms with operations in Manila during a webinar organized by PTIC-Sydney
Australian business process outsourcing (BPO) firms in the Philippines are increasingly eyeing remote work arrangements as an enduring model for work arrangements, industry executives said during a webinar on September 23.
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Official poster of the PH-EFTA FTA webinar on September 2021
Local exporters and MSMEs can receive expert guidance on how to take full advantage of the Philippines-EFTA free trade agreement (PH-EFTA FTA) to break into and expand their existing operations in Europe in an upcoming webinar organized by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture on
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