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Bilateral trade between Philippines and Germany substantially dropped in the first half of 2020 mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 quarantines that disrupted global supply chains. Martin Henkelmann, executive director of the German Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), who...

The domestic automotive industry has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to reconsider its safeguard investigation on imported cars as sales took a dive in August. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association...

Exports from the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), home to the country’s biggest leather goods manufacturers, declined by 23.69 percent following weak global demand that caused temporary closure of some firms and the retrenchment of at least 18,000 workers. AFAB Administrator...

Trade deficit in the agriculture sector fell during the second quarter of the year amid lower imports and exports, a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The Philippines’ agricultural trade slowed down in the second quarter of the year – with its value slumping by 20 percent to US$4.07...