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A bi-monthly digest of global and domestic industry trends and developments. Published by the Trade and Industry Information Center, Department of Trade and Industry Manila, Philippines Tel. (632) 895.3611 Fax (632) 895.6487 To subscribe, email: publications@dti.gov.ph Online: http://www.dti.gov.ph
In this issue Focus PHL positions as world’s data analytics hub
Inside DTI 1. DTI gets P456-M EU funds for TRTA 3 2. P35-B goods seized since 2008 3. Davao intensifies cacao campaign 4. Pangasius industry benefits from SSF program 5. DTI intensifies SSF activities Good News, Philippines! 1. PHL, brightest among ASEAN 2. PHL leads in agri-biotech 3. April imports up 7.4% 4. Jan-May vehicle sales up 23% MSME News 1. DTI kicks off SME Roving Academy seminars 2. DTI pushes clustering program for MSMEs
Business Update 1. DTI urges electronics industry to aim for global competitiveness 2. Banana Industry wants to create a dev’t council Consumer News 1. DTI urges contractors, consumers to use materials with PS, ICC marks 2. DTI-Zamboanga Peninsula warns public against text scams, online fraud Features Government to revive IDC by 2014 ASEAN Watch 1. ASEAN strengthens technology, small enterprise incubators Statwatch What’s New?
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Focus PHL positions as world’s data analytics hub
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he Philippines is well positioned to become the global hub for data analytics, a higher level in the value chain of the booming information technology (IT)-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said. “Data analytics is where you put a lot of intelligence in mining data…if properly analyzed, would be put to a lot of productive use like helping companies make good decisions out of the data. There is a very good chance and we will give it a big shot to make the Philippines become the data analytics hub of the world,” Domingo said. According to him, ongoing collaborative efforts like the introduction of school curricula of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), IBM Corporation, and the government to prepare graduates for data analytics are in place.
of engineering and accounting. The Philippines is well positioned to meet those requirements,” he said, noting that the Philippines would be competing against India and China in this new field. Domingo further said that the nonvoice sector, which includes data analytics, is growing faster than the voice sector, although the voice sector still remains the biggest overall. Data analytics is emerging as the next phase in the country’s booming domestic IT-BPM industry, Domingo pointed out. He encouraged further collaborative work with government, the private sector, and the academe to deliberately target this business and put in the necessary structure and curricula because what drives this new business segment is education. “And we have a higher caliber-type of human resources that is highly untapped,” he said.
“There are ongoing efforts where we are seeing some semblance of it and some companies are doing it already in the country,” he said, adding that part of data analytics would be software and part of it is analysis of the data mined.
The Philippine IT-PBM Road Map 2012-2016 has set a target of USD 25B in revenues at an average annual growth rate of 17%, direct Filipino employment of 1.3M, and 3.2M indirect workers by 2016.
Studies have also shown of the growing requirements for data analytics by other countries and that requirements have to be met with a higher level of skills of employees.
For this year, the industry expects to hit USD 16B in revenues with direct employment of 926,000 workers. In 2012, the industry generated USD 13.4B in revenues, and 720,000 employees.
“That requires more than accountants, but interdisciplinary fields
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Inside DTI 1. DTI gets P456-M EU funds for TRTA 3
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ith the additional P456M financial support the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) got from the European Union (EU) and the Philippine Government’s in-kind contribution, the Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA 3) Project is set to provide capacity building and technical assistance for selected agencies and private sector organizations to enable them to facilitate the country’s integration into the international and regional trading and investment system. Through TRTA 3, EU aims to further support the Philippine Government’s programs for economic development, inclusive growth and poverty reduction. The DTI serves as the coordinating agency responsible for the project’s administrative and financial management on behalf of the Philippine Government. The DTI-Industry Development and Trade Policy Group (IDTPG) is
2. P35-B goods seized since 2008
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arious government enforcement agencies have seized worth P1.58B of counterfeit products in the JanuaryMay period this year, bringing the total cumulative value of seized pirated items to P35.2B since the establishment of the National Committee for Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) in 2008. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director General Ricardo R. Blancaflor said the combined enforcement operatives under the NCIPR has confiscated over 3.5M pieces of counterfeit and pirated goods in the first five months of the year. To date, the total cumulative haul reached over 51.69M pieces fake
the designated focal agency for the TRTA 3 component on Trade Policy Development, which aims to contribute to the formulation of the Philippine International Trade Strategy and several industry roadmaps, among others. Also, under TRTA 3, the DTI-Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) will be given the necessary support in developing a National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) strategy. The EU has previously funded P570M for the TRTA’s first two phases. Other implementing agencies of the TRTA 3 components • Department of Justice-Office for Competition (DOJ-OFC) for Competition Policy Development • Department of Agriculture (DA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Conformity • Bureau of Customs (BOC) for Trade Facilitation
items, 60,342 boxes, and 45 replicating machines. The five-month performance was already higher than the yearly hauls in 2005 and 2006. For the entire 2005, the value of fake items seized by the government amounted to P1.15B while in 2006 the entire value was at P1.35B. Last year, total government haul reached P5.27B. The value of seized pirated items peaked in 2011 at P8.38B. For the January-May period this year, the enforcement agencies were able to secure 170 search warrants and conducted 790 inspections. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) registered the biggest haul of over P793M worth
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of pirated products, followed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) with over P471M, and the Optical Media Board (OMB) with more than P310M. In January, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and IPOPHL resolved to apply the relevant provisions of the Business Name Law of 2010 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) and the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Administrative Cases filed with DTI under Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 07, Series of 2006. This calls for the cancellation of business name registration of mall/store owners found to be violating IPR selling counterfeit and pirated products.
3. Davao intensifies cacao campaign
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-11 intensifies its campaign to achieve a more inclusive growth for cacao industry stakeholders. DTI-Davao del Norte Provincial Director Edwin O. Banquerigo said the industry offers vast opportunities for a lot of people, from farmers to the traders. “When we say inclusive growth, which is being bannered by President Benigno S. Aquino III, it means that in achieving growth or development, everyone feels it. In this case, the businessmen down to the farmers will reap the benefits of industry development,” said Banquerigo. He said the increasing demand for cocoa in the international trading arena, which is not only processed nowadays as pure chocolate but also as a major ingredient for other non-food products like those used in spas and beauty regimens,
IPOPHL and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) also forged an agreement early this year to undertake a collaborative effort to neutralize the proliferation of counterfeit and pirated items in the market by subjecting IPR violators also to tax investigation, and probably, tax evasion charges. Currently, the IPOPHL is drafting the IRR on the new provisions of the IP Code as follows: enforcement, collective management organizations, copyright infringement, academe, limitations on copyright, copyright registration and deposit, and copyright adjudication.
is one main attribute which makes everyone in the industry optimistic. The country’s annual cocoa production capacity is pegged at 10,000 metric tons (MT), 75% of which are produced in the Davao Region. In comparison, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Indonesia are the top three cacao-producing countries in the world with the latter having over 1.6M ha of its land planted with cacao. “By year 2020, it is projected that the world will experience a shortfall of 1M MT from the projected demand. Thus, we really have to increase our production to keep up with the growing demand,” he said. The Philippine 2020 Cacao Challenge aims to achieve a production level of 100,000 MT by increasing local production by 40% annually.
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4. Pangasius industry benefits from SSF program
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently met with pangasius stakeholders to discuss their plan to benefit from the DTI’s Shared Service Facilities (SSF) program.
The DTI is ramping up support to the lucrative pangasius industry, which is also one of the industry clusters featured in the investment conference that the Department organized in cooperation with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
These stakeholders reportedly wanted to have fish processing plants as SSF for fish growers, so that processors will no longer control prices. Through these planned processing plants, fish growers can thus produce value added products on their own.
The conference, dubbed “Investing in Priority Industry Clusters for SMEs: A Conference,” intends to promote awareness on the Philippines’ cluster-based industrial development strategy.
Under the SSF program, facilities can be shared by beneficiaries such as cooperatives, institutions, and communities to help them become more competitive in the local and foreign markets. During that meeting, they likewise validated and finalized the pangasius value chain map; strategic objectives for 2013 to 2016; constraints, needs, opportunities of the industry cluster; and action plan and priority projects for the pangasius industry cluster.
5. DTI intensifies SSF activities
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has intensified its activities to promote and implement its Shared Service Facilities (SSF) activities in various parts of the country. In Central Visayas, DTI-7 Regional Director Asteria C. Caberte said P7.7M will be poured into Bohol province for the following: • Calamay (a type of rice cake) production facilities in Alburquerque and Jagna; • Food processing facilities in Anda, Balilihan, Carmen, Maribojoc and Sevilla; • Fine jewelry facility in Dauis; • Meat processing facility in Catigbian;
Through this project, the DTI intends to promote the country as a viable investment destination for investments in sectors such as aqua-marine, agri-business, information and communications technology (ICT), tourism, health and wellness, and manufacturing. It also served as a platform to present trade and investment opportunities for other industry clusters.
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Processing facility for ginger based-products in Loboc; and Raffia (a handwoven fabric) competitiveness and productivity enhancement facilities in Catigbian, Danao, Inabanga, and Tubigon.
In Larena town of Siquijor province, the DTI will put up facilities for bayong production, food labeling and processing, and wood craft production. The SSFs for Region 7 will assist 2,719 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and create 2,452 jobs in the region, Caberte said.
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Meanwhile, DTI recently awarded SSFs to four groups, a cooperative, a women’s organization, a small farmers’ organization, and a rural improvement club (RIC) in Quezon. The 108-member Pinagdanlayan RIC received dry powder packing equipment for its instant salabat production that will benefit 120 ginger farmers. DTI-Quezon Provincial Director Marcelina S. Alcantara said the machines would raise production output and quality resulting in improved productivity and competitiveness. “With these facilities, enterprises would now be able to access a better and wider market,” Alcantara said. Alcantara added that the SSF project will directly impact on the generation of jobs, exports, and investments consequently increasing the chances of achieving inclusive growth and poverty alleviation particularly in the countryside. Also set-off were a juice extractor for the Agos ng Pag-asa MultiPurpose Cooperative in Barangay Landing, Tagkawayan, Quezon for dalanghita juice processing, and a cassava processing machine for the Samahan ng mga Kababaihan ng Alabat para sa Pangkabuhayan (SANGKAP) in Barangay Camagong, Alabat, Quezon.
been awarded to the Samahan ng Maliliit na Magsasaka of Brgy. Apad, Lutao, Calauag, Quezon. On the other hand, the DTI-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) also recently provided four SSFs in Ifugao consisting of two coffee facilities and two loom weaving facilities, valued at P1.8M and benefitting 4,344 beneficiaries in the province. The SSF program aims to increase production capacities, improve product quality, and reduce processing costs of MSMEs through the provision of appropriate production processes and manufacturing technologies and equipment to help achieve the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) goal of poverty reduction and bringing in inclusive growth.
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SSF Project
Hingyon (Barangay Piwong)
Specialized machines and equipment for Piwong Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Inc. Loom Weaving Center (P1.22M)
Lagawe
Coffee wet processing facility (P400,000)
Mayoyao
Specialized sewing machines (P160,000)
Tinoc (Barangay Arabica Poblacion) de-pulper facility (P100,000)
In addition, an auxiliary equipment for coco coir processing has also
Good News, Philippines! 1. PHL, brightest among ASEAN
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he Philippines is the brightest spark in the glowing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) noted in the “Economic Insight: South East Asia” report.
Produced by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), the report focuses on the largest economies of the ASEAN including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
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Governance and business confidence in the Philippines, heavy spending by the government on infrastructure, strong exports, and growing household expenditure were cited as reasons for the expansion. However, the expansion is seen to slow to 4.5% on 2015 due to capacity constraints. (GMA News 05/29)
2. PHL leads in agri-biotech
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he Philippines is among 18 “mega-countries” – countries that planted a minimum of 50,000 ha. of biotech crops and placed 12th among 28 genetically modified (GM) crop producing countries in terms of area used for biotech crops in 2011-2012, according to a publication by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA). The Philippines is a leader in international biotech research. Its robust and thorough regulatory system has been praised as a model
3. April imports up 7.4%
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he country’s imports grew by 7.4% or USD 5.14B in April 2013 compared to USD 4.79B in the same month last year.
“Imports of capital goods increased significantly. This sends a good signal on what economic prospects would be like,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said. (PDI, Rappler.com, 06/25)
4. Jan-May vehicle sales up 23%
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ehicle sales from January to May 2013 reached 72,988 units, up by 23.3% from 59,174 units in the same period last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported. In the first five months, 49,084 units of the total sales were commercial vehicles which rose by 18.2% while 23,904 units were passenger cars which grew by 35.4%.
ICAEW’s growth forecast in %
Indonesia Philippines Thailand Malaysia Singapore
2013
2014
5.7 5.1 4.8 4.4 2.3
5.5 5.4 4.4 4.2 4.2
for other countries, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported. USDA also stated that the advantages of biotech corn to Filipino farmers have been extensively documented and GM corn is already being used by 375,000 Filipino farmers. (PDI 07/01) Top five countries in agri-biotech • • • • •
United States (U.S.) Brazil Argentina Canada India
Top 5 imports for April 2013 Sector
% share
Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials Electronic products Transport equipment Industrial machinery and equipment Other food and live animals
25 21 12 6 3
Top five sales, units sold, and market share Company
Units sold Market share (in %)
Toyota Motor 29,442 Philippines Corp. Mitsubishi Motors 17,737 Philippines Corp. Honda Cars 6,170 Philippines, Inc. Ford Philippines 5,016 Isuzu Philippines Corp. 4,802
40.3 24.3 8.4 6.8 6.6
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Vehicle sales for May were up by 6.5% at 15,859 from 14,888 in April and 11% compared to 14,262
MSME News 1. DTI kicks off SME Roving Academy Seminars
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Roving Academy, a strategic program for the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to make them become competitive in the local and international markets. Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Jerry T. Clavesillas said the program is put up to integrate the business development services for SMEs at the local and national levels; establish provincial, regional, and national entrepreneurship development networks; and manage an inclusive promotion program. Along with the Export Pathways Program (EPP) framework, Clavesillas cited the program’s seven stages, which are mostly focused on increasing product and/or service quality for export. The 2013 Roving Academy kicked off in Dipolog City on July 1-2 with topics
2. DTI pushes clustering program for MSMEs
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a conference to promote the clustering program for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The two agencies are eager to push the innovation of MSMEs through the new industrial programs that they offer.
units sold in May last year. (PDI, Rappler.com, 06/13; TPS 06/14)
focusing on business accounting and marketing eco-tourism. Meanwhile, the July 3-4 leg in Pagadian City tackled quality and productivity management in manufacturing, and online marketing with fraud detection. The third leg in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Province zeroed in on quality and productivity management in rubber and abaca production and processing, since Zamboanga Sibugay is the region’s rubber capital. The Zamboanga City and Isabela City leg, which was originally set on July 16-17 and 19, respectively, was moved to September. Seven Stages of the SME Roving Academy • • • • • • •
Start-up and Capability Building Market Awareness Market Readiness Export Readiness Export Market Entry Export Sustainability Export Expansion
The joint programs can help promote external relations between global partners and the MSMEs. It aims to develop the entrepreneurs’ technical and managerial skills and their technological competencies. The conference held in Davao was attended by 1,100 participants. It focused on bringing more attention to the government’s industry clustering program.
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Business Update 1. DTI urges electronics industry to aim for global competitiveness
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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pushed the semiconductor and electronics industry to make their goods more competitive to the global market.
innovation, standardization or we move more into logistics, marketing, and brand or a combination of those to add to whatever we are doing now,” Perlada added.
DTI-Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP) Director Senen M. Perlada said manufacturers should make a decision of what they want to improve on the value chain so that they can provide more value to the goods that they manufacture or assemble here in the Philippines.
He also challenged the country’s exporters who are members of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) to increase the local content of exported goods to 70% from the current 30%.
“We either go more into design, research and development,
2. Banana Industry wants to create a dev’t council
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avao region’s banana industry, together with the Department of Trade and industry (DTI), proposed to create the Philippine Banana Industry Development Council which will promote and keep up the industry’s progress. The proposal aims to give assistance to the banana industry to gain inclusive growth and endorse
Consumer News 1. DTI urges contractors, consumers to use materials with PS, ICC marks
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he Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS) urged contractors and consumers to use building and construction materials with Philippine Standards (PS) and Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) marks. Construction materials in the Philippine market are required to undergo the BPS Product Certification Scheme for product safety and reliability. Consumers are urged to be cautious in buying certain materials and to always look for the PS and ICC marks which ascertain that the product was certified and passed the required tests. DTI-BPS is strict about building and construction materials because
environmental protection. It also seeks to provide funds to promote the industry which keeps on increasing its global demand. In 2010, Philippines was the 3rd largest banana producer in the world. It had a global output of 9.85% with a total production of 2.05M metric tons (MT).
buildings made of substandard materials can make poor structure that might lead to danger or accidents. Building and construction materials under the BPS Product Certification Scheme • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Cement and ceramic tiles Equal-leg angle bars Flat glass Low-carbon steel wires and wire PVC-u pipes for drain waste and vent Plywood Polybutylene (PB) pipes Polyethylene (PE) pipes for potable water supply Rerolled steel bars Sanitary wares Steel pipes and bars Steel sheets for roofing Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) pipes for potable water supply uPVC rigid electrical conduit
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2. DTI-Zamboanga Peninsula warns public against text scams, online fraud
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ollowing numerous inquiries from the public, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)Zamboanga Peninsula warned the consumers against fraud perpetrated through text messages and the Internet.
are required to have a permit from DTI,” Manzur added.
“If you receive a text message that says you won in this or that raffle promo or contest which you have never entered and then you’re asked to send a load to a mobile phone or deposit money to a certain account, beware because this bears all the marks of a text scam,” DTIZamboanga Peninsula Director Nazrullah B. Manzur said.
Moreover, the DTI-Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) released the following tips on how to detect text scams: • The text message is sent through an 11-digit mobile number instead of a special threeor four-digit number. • A subscriber is informed that he won a brand new car or big amount from a raffle or contest which he has never joined or entered into. • A subscriber is asked to send a load or deposit a certain amount of cash as processing fee or tax payment before he can claim the prize. • A subscriber is rushed to claim the prize.
Manzur said legitimate sales promotions are required to give winners a 60-day period from the date of notification or announcement to claim the prize. He said winners of promos with prizes exceeding P500 are required to be notified through registered mail, and not through text messages alone.
Features Government to revive IDC by 2014
He advised the public to visit the nearest DTI office for verification should they happen to receive raffle bonanza text message.
“Dubious text promos use bogus permit numbers to deceive subscribers since promo activities
For more information on how to detect and avoid scams, visit www.dti.gov.ph or contact DTI Direct at (02) 751.3330.
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new revenue streams particularly in the creative industries and mineral-processing sectors, Dichosa added.
he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the national government aims to have the Industry Development Council (IDC) up and running by the first quarter of 2014 to improve the country’s competitiveness in manufacturing. Board of Investments (BOI) Industrial Policy Department Director Ma. Corazon H. Dichosa said it will complement the government’s goals to help the motor vehicles or auto parts, apparel, footwear, travel goods, and consumer electronics sectors recover. Also, the IDC revival is one of DTI’s major plans that aim to develop
She said the agency also aims to revisit backbone sectors such as the iron and steel, petrochemical, copper-based finished products, and chemical. Dichosa added the DTI aims to sustain the growth in major revenue streams such as electronic services or the information technology-business process outsourcing sector (IT-BPO), semiconductors and shipbuilding, as well as pursue countryside growth.
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Apart from the DTI, the IDC is also composed of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and privatesector representatives. (BMI 07/01)
ASEAN Watch 1. ASEAN strengthens technology, small enterprise incubators
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he Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organized a two-day workshop that aimed to strengthen small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and technology business incubators (TBI). Research and Development for Cooperatives and SME Resources of Indonesia Deputy Minister I Wayan Dipta opened the workshop that sought to equip incubation centers and enable them to support SMEs in the region. Dipta also launched the ASEAN Business Incubator Network, a platform to further collaborate and exchange information to encourage and support “technopreneurship” in the region. “This workshop helps contribute toward building confidence of those operating the incubation centers by equipping them with knowledge, to help support shortcomings faced by SMEs by strategically addressing them so that the SME community survives the early stage of development and thereafter,” Market Integration Directorate ASEAN Business Incubator Network future programs • Setting up of ASEAN co-incubation program • Setting up of a network of mentor and experts for incubation • Establishment of a database to share success stories and promote technology transfers • Conduct of ASEAN business-matching and business-plan competition
STATWATCH P456M European Union’s contribution for TRTA Project Phase 3
P35.2B Value of counterfeit goods seized by various government enforcement agencies
P30M Investment in Central Visayas under the SSF Program
P1.8M Investment in Ifugao under the SSF Program
79.9 Index points received by the PHL which translates to ‘very optimistic’ status in the MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence H1 2013
75% Davao’s cacao production share from the country’s 10,000 MT annual capacity
23% Vehicle sales recorded for Jan-May 2013
7.4% Total imports for April 2013
5.1% ICAEW’s growth forecast for PHL this year; 5.4% for 2014
12th PHL’s ranking among 28 GM crop-producing countries in 2011-2012
3rd PHL’s ranking in terms of banana production
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of the ASEAN Secretariat Director Subash Bose Pillai said. Nearly 30 TBIs in ASEAN have indicated their interest to be part of the business incubator network.
2. Asia-Pacific consumer confidence up
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onsumer confidence across Asia-Pacific rose amid stable economic growth with the emerging markets leading the region, according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence. The Index is based on a survey conducted between April and May 2013 on 12,205 respondents aged 18-64 in 27 countries within AsiaPacific, Middle East and Africa. “Overall, Asians are still relatively optimistic about the state of their economies. The large jumps in consumer confidence seen in Japan can be attributed to the government’s measures to tackle deflation,” Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) for MasterCard Advisors Region Head Pierre Burret said.
The workshop was participated in by representatives of ASEAN SME agencies, incubation centers, venture capitals, and incubation experts from the region and Japan. (BMI 06/26)
The Index score is calculated with zero as the most pessimistic, 100 as most optimistic, and 50 as neutral. (MAB 07/02, MAL 07/08) MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence H1 2013 Rating Myanmar India Indonesia Philippines China Thailand Malaysia Japan Vietnam Korea Singapore Taiwan Hong Kong New Zealand Australia Bangladesh
96.0 82 81 79.9 76.9 74.9 74.1 60.7 58.4 53.5 53.5 52.4 51.1 49.9 46.1 22.2
Status Extremely optimistic Very optimistic Very optimistic Very optimistic Very optimistic Optimistic Optimistic Optimistic Neutral + Neutral + Neutral + Neutral + Neutral + Neutral Neutral Very pessimistic
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(A synopsis of selected book acquisitions at the DTI-TIIC library)
Publisher : World Economic Forum
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Call Number : 00 000/06.04.05/ SCH/2012
Call Number: 45 000/03/ADB/2013
This report shows a unique dataset on a broad array of indicators for a record number of 144 economies. Presents the rankings of the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) based on 12 pillars of competitiveness, providing a comprehensive picture of the competitiveness landscape in countries around the world at different stages of economic development. It also contains detailed profile for each of the economies as well as an extensive section of data tables with global rankings covering over 100 indicators. The report also explains why some countries are more successful than others in raising income levels and opportunities for their respective populations, and offers policymakers and business leaders an important tool in the formulation of improved economic policies and institutional reforms.
Legend: BMI - Business Mirror MAB - Manila Bulletin MAL - Malaya PDI - Philippine Daily Inquirer TPS - The Philippine Star GMA News Rappler
Title : Asian Development Outlook 2013: Asia’s Energy Challenge
Title : The Global Competitiveness Report 20122013
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past years and offers forecasts for the next two years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia. It also provides economic profiles, management issues, development policy concerns, and economic projections for the said countries. In addition, it features an assessment of economic trends and prospects for the world as related with the above mentioned economies. It also gives emphasis on policy challenge on other industry sectors like, energy security, prices, consumption, conservation programs, etc.
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