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The Philippines will join the Software Development Expo and Conference (SODEC) in Japan later this month in an attempt to boost the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) business.


The three-day trade fair in Tokyo will help strengthen the position of the country as an offshore cite for Japanese firms.


Japan is a big market for foreign service providers. The country’s offshore outsourcing for software development is seen to grow from five percent to eight percent annually.


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"It is time our local garment firms realize that only those with carefully laid out business plans will make it through in an  open garment market," Roxas said.


Roxas warned that "there is an oversupply of sewing capacity around the world and new low-cost suppliers have emerged."  


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After its recently-concluded sales blitz in the US, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the country’s biggest garments market showed signs of recovery that would not be felt until mid-2002.


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                    [Title] => RP seeks additional flexibilities to gain access to EU market
                    [Summary] => The Philippines will seek additional "flexibilities" from the European Union (EU) to gain additional market access, according to Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) Executive Director Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes.


Specifically, Reyes said the country is asking that it be allowed to shift from non-moving categories to so-called "hot categories.


This year, Reyes said, the GTEB is aiming to increase its exports to the EU by 16.36 percent or an export target of $445 million.


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                    [Summary] => Earnings from garment  and textile exports  grew by a substantial 12.2 percent to $3.2 billion in 2000, a sharp turnaround from the 0.12 percent drop incurred in 1999, the Garment and Textiles Export Board (GTEB) reported yesterday.


For this year, exports are seen to grow by a slower  5.4 percent  to $3.384 billion    from  last year’s level as a result of the expected slowdown in demand from the US, the country’s   biggest buyer.


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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FELICITAS AGONCILLO-REYES

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The three-day trade fair in Tokyo will help strengthen the position of the country as an offshore cite for Japanese firms.


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Specifically, Reyes said the country is asking that it be allowed to shift from non-moving categories to so-called "hot categories.


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For this year, exports are seen to grow by a slower  5.4 percent  to $3.384 billion    from  last year’s level as a result of the expected slowdown in demand from the US, the country’s   biggest buyer.


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RP to join Tokyo trade fair to boost local BPO business

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | May 1, 2007 - 12:00am

The Philippines will join the Software Development Expo and Conference (SODEC) in Japan later this month in an attempt to boost the country’s business...

Business

Garment makers told to brace for tougher times ahead

By Marianne V. Go | January 10, 2002 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II urged local garment and textile manufacturers to prepare themselves for a hard year and more aggressive competition from other producers once the garment quota system...

Business

No relief yet for garment exporters — DTI

By Des Ferriols | September 4, 2001 - 12:00am

Local garments manufacturers and exporters will not get relief until the summer of next year when the US garments market begins to recover from the slump that has kept inventory levels up and new orders down compared...

Business

RP seeks additional flexibilities to gain access to EU market

January 15, 2001 - 12:00am

The Philippines will seek additional "flexibilities" from the European Union (EU) to gain additional market access, according to Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) Executive Director Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes. Specifically,...

Business

Garment exports post impressive recovery in 2000

January 10, 2001 - 12:00am

Earnings from garment and textile exports grew by a substantial 12.2 percent to $3.2 billion in 2000, a sharp turnaround from the 0.12 percent drop incurred in 1999, the Garment and Textiles Export Board (GTEB)...

Business