Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Tap new markets outside US, buyers urge exporters

By Ronnel Domingo
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines -- The Foreign Buyers’ Association of the Philippines has urged exporters to take advantage of the strong peso by tapping new markets outside the United States, especially China.

Manuel Melgar, head of the association’s training department, said Filipino exporters could also take advantage of the appreciating local currency by sending out raw materials.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Filipino ebusiness Catalog Online connects SMEs to buyers

MANILA, Sept 4, 2007 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) -- Avirtual showroom of Filipino products and services -Catalog online (COL) served as a marketing conduit forsome 2,860 small and medium enterprises (SMEs)generating 456 local and foreign buyers in the firsthalf of this year. Catalog Online is a government-runwebsite exclusive for clients of the Centre forInternational Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM),where buyers can access basic information on companyprofiles and exportable products.

* COL features the country's best in the food, giftsand holiday decor, home furnishings, industrial goodsand services, IT and IT-enabled services, organic,herbal and natural products, and wearable industries.

* Meanwhile, COL's ebusiness twin, the CITEM TradeOpportunities Program (CTOP), is a year-roundmarket-match service where registeredcompany-exhibitors regularly receive a listing ofinterested buyers by email.

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Monday, September 03, 2007

CITEM to bring game development to Singapore

By Alex Villafania, hackenslash Reporter
INQUIRER.net


THE CENTER for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) has tied up with the Game Development Association of the Philippines (GDAP) to showcase the country’s game development industry to the upcoming Games Convention Asia (GCA) 2007 in Singapore.

GCA will be held in Suntec Singapore International Convention Center from September 6 to 9 and will be attended by dozens of game development companies from across Asia.

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