Manila, Philippines – Improved trade competitiveness especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), comprising more than 90% of total businesses in the country and acknowledged as a vital contributor to the economy, was highlighted during the kick-off ceremony of the 3-day National Trade Facilitation workshop organized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) under the continue reading : Empowering MSME key to trade competitiveness
Tagum City, Davao del Norte – The Department of Trade Industry (DTI) office here finally commenced its first-ever provincial competitiveness awarding among the local government units (LGUs) in the province. From 2020 until 2021, the province of Davao del Norte placed second in the Overall Competitiveness Award of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Regional Competitiveness continue reading : DTI-DavNor’s first provincial competitiveness awarding recognizes LGUs
Davao City – Twenty-eight (28) cities and municipalities were hailed as the highly competitive local government units (LGUs) during the 5th Davao Region Competitiveness Awarding recently here. The said event, hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11, is the regional version of the annual Regional Competitiveness Summit which recognizes the most competitive LGUs continue reading : DTI 11 hails LGUs in 5th Davao Region Competitiveness Awarding
Koronadal City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Competitiveness Bureau has recognized nine (9) local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 as among the best performing LGUs of the Philippines in the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) during the online 9th Regional Competitiveness Summit on Tuesday, 14 December 2021. continue reading : Nine Region 12 LGUs recognized as among the most competitive for 2021
The Department of Trade and Industry Region 2 (DTI-Region 2) participated in the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Cluster Roadshow in Regions 2 and 4A on 28 June 2021 that was attended by the Local Government Units (LGUs) of the said regions via Zoom. The CMCI roadshow, which was organized by the DTI Competitiveness continue reading : CMCI, empowering LGUs to a more competitive Philippines
By 2028, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (MIMAROPA) shall be the top region of choice in tourism and the leading producer of agricultural products—as echoed by participants during the 2021 Regional Competitiveness Agenda (RCA) Consultative Workshop-MIMAROPA leg. The Department of Trade and Industry – Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) partnered with the United States Agency for International continue reading : Convergence of public, private institutions set MIMAROPA’s socio-economic priorities for the next 8 years at competitiveness workshop
Photo shows Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman Ramon M. Lopez (center, seated) and Trade Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo (standing 5th from right) along with several officials and representatives of the different government agencies under the IPU Net during the ceremonial signing of the expanded MOA. The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) continue reading : BOI eyes more investments with IPUNet MOA Signing
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez expressed confidence that the latest achievements in the 2019 World Competitiveness Yearbook of the International Institute Management for Development is a precursor to more positive results from other competitiveness surveys. The Philippines advanced from 50th to 46th out of 63 economies in this latest ranking report. “For the past year, the continue reading : DTI touts +4 notch increase as Philippines improves to 46th spot in the 2019 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook; Government to continue implementing reforms in doing business
The Department of Trade and Industry- Competitiveness Bureau, in partnership with the Export Marketing Bureau and Board of Investments is gearing up for the first Logistics Services Philippines Conference and Exhibition from December 6 to 7 that will gather stakeholders from the logistics services sector, government, and development partners to thresh out issues and formulate continue reading : DTI gears up for the Logistics Services Philippines Conference and Exhibition— Opening opportunities for job creation in the logistics services sector
The Philippines’ (PH) ranking in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) significantly improved to 56th from 68th place in a report released recently by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The 2018 GCR covers 140 economies representing 99% of global GDP and 94% of world population. PH is one of the few countries which gained continue reading : PH scores big in the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report