Canadian communications technology firm TELUS Corp. plans to increase its investments in the Philippines in the coming years to support the growth of its artificial intelligence (AI)-related services, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In a statement, the DTI said the company...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) highlighted the country 's strong trade momentum and rising capital inflows as the primary engines behind the Philippines officially hitting Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC) status. With Gross National Income (GNI) per capita breaching the critical...
A stronger nation begins with empowered communities—and empowered communities begin with opportunities. Recognizing that meaningful employment and entrepreneurship are equally important drivers of economic growth, SM Supermalls and Go Negosyo continue to strengthen their partnership through...
More than 25 American business executives and investors will visit the country next week for a business mission as the United States (US) seeks to deepen its economic ties with the Philippines, which recently secured upper-middle-income status. In a statement, the Department of Trade and Industry...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is planning to leverage the sustained demand for agricultural commodities to maintain the positive momentum of the country’s exports amid ongoing global uncertainties. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said the country’s export performance in May reflects...
HONG KONG - Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina A. Roque said here on Tuesday, June 30, that the Philippines is open and ready to be the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) strategic partner of choice in entering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. “To our partners...
Manila and Tokyo are now studying amendments aimed at addressing persistent trade concerns under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), with the updated deal set to be signed in November. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters that both governments are discussing...
Inside the glass-and-steel expanse of the Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore, a crowd of foreign diplomats and institutional investors recently hovered around an unusual culinary curiosity: crispy water spinach chips. Locally known as kangkong, the modest river vegetable had been transformed into a...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has extended its partnership with the Women’s Business Council Philippines Inc. (WomenBizPH) for another six years to broaden public and private sector support for women-led businesses. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque signed a memorandum of agreement...
The Philippines is eager to expand bilateral ties with Egypt to open up a promising new market for local exporters and strengthen trade and investment cooperation, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said she recently met with Egyptian Ambassador Nader...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) saw a nearly 12 percent increase in business name registrations from January to May compared to the previous year, driven by robust demand among entrepreneurs venturing into wholesale and retail trade. Data gathered by the DTI’s business name...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is closely monitoring big retail stores in the province to ensure that prices of school supplies and other commodities remain at acceptable levels, an official said Thursday. Krystle Jade Bato, DTI spokesperson and...
