DTI leads PH business mission to Japan, boosts IT-BPM synergies and global partnerships

Tokyo, Japan—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) spearheaded a strategic Philippine business mission to Japan to enhance the synergy between the two countries’ information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industries. Held from October 23 to 25, the mission featured a business forum and business-to-business session that showcased the competitive strengths of the Philippines’ IT-BPM sector, continue reading : DTI leads PH business mission to Japan, boosts IT-BPM synergies and global partnerships

DTI’s Pascual engages with top Japanese trading houses (Sogoshosha)

TOKYO, JAPAN—On Monday, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual urged top Japanese trading houses to actively participate in efforts to enhance bilateral economic and trade relations between the Philippines and Japan during a dinner meeting hosted by the Philippine Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mylene J. Garcia-Albano, and organized by the Philippine Trade continue reading : DTI’s Pascual engages with top Japanese trading houses (Sogoshosha)

Bilateral meeting with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

TOKYO, JAPAN— Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual met  Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) following their participation at the ASEAN-Japan Business Week 2023 held on 5 June 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. In the said meeting, they agreed to further deepen Philippines-Japan bilateral relations   especially with the implementation continue reading : Bilateral meeting with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

DTI Tokyo forges stronger economic partnership with Japanese businesses

TOKYO, JAPAN — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) – Tokyo, supported by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, organized two roundtable meetings with Japanese business executives as part of the Philippine government’s continuous investment promotion efforts to help accelerate the country’s economic development. PTIC-Tokyo Commercial Counselor continue reading : DTI Tokyo forges stronger economic partnership with Japanese businesses

Japanese investors share investment plans for PH sustainable industries

Manila—During the recently concluded Virtual Economic Briefing, conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the ASEAN Japan Centre, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), between the Philippines and Japan, Japanese investors and economic managers shared views on the current investment and economic climate in the Philippines. The event was attended by top officials of continue reading : Japanese investors share investment plans for PH sustainable industries

DTI holds economic briefing to strengthen PH-JP trade relations, boost bilateral investment opportunities

Manila—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in collaboration with the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, organized an end-of-year Philippine Economic Briefing focused on Philippine-Japan Economic Partnerships in Sustainable Development last 24 November 2021. During the opening remarks, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte mentioned how the Philippines-Japan relations grew from strength to greater strength in the last continue reading : DTI holds economic briefing to strengthen PH-JP trade relations, boost bilateral investment opportunities

DTI urges Japanese firms to invest in sustainable industries

In the recently concluded Virtual Philippine Economic Briefing organized by the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and ASEAN Japan Centre, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez called on Japanese firms to invest in sustainable industries including electric vehicles (EV) and to develop untapped green metals such as nickel, copper, and cobalt. continue reading : DTI urges Japanese firms to invest in sustainable industries

Zoom screenshot of high-level attendees during the online roundtable meeting for Japanese electronics and medical device manufacturers

Japanese electronics and medical devices manufacturing investors reaffirm confidence in PH

The Philippines’ top Japanese investors in electronics and medical devices manufacturing reaffirmed their confidence in the country’s economy as they pledged to continue their operations during an online roundtable meeting led by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez and the agency’s senior management at the start of the second semester of the year.

Foreign Trade Service Corps successfully conducted its Regional Planning

The Foreign Trade Service Officers successfully conducted their regional planning consecutively held from 03-13 December 2018 to discuss and review strategies in promoting Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) goes Global program for overseas Filipinos, Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP), and the country’s Investment Priorities Plan to improve the Philippines’ trade relations and increase investments for the continue reading : Foreign Trade Service Corps successfully conducted its Regional Planning

DTI cites rise of global value chains and NEMs in exports growth

In a recent seminar co-organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the ASEAN Japan Center (AJC) entitled “Changing Trade and Investment Landscape in ASEAN and the Philippines”, DTI Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado cited the importance of global value chains and non-equity mode (NEM) in the growth of Philippine exports. “NEM is of continue reading : DTI cites rise of global value chains and NEMs in exports growth