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DEFEATING POVERTY THROUGH TRADE

The European Union (EU) has recast its development efforts on trade as a vehicle to help developing countries reduce their poverty incidence and provide sustainable opportunities for growth.

Since the establishment of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) as the trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the EU has strongly advocated open rules-based trade negotiation to ensure fair, free, and safe trade. On October 2007, “the EU adopted the EU Aid for Trade Strategy to help developing countries to better integrate into the rules-based world trading system and to more effectively use trade in promoting the overarching objective of eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development” (European Communities, 2008).
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ACTION IN THE FIELDS

Training on Trade Policy Modelling in the Philippines
Posted: 1/13/2012
Component: component4

Government personnel involved in trade-related work and members of the academe go through a five-day intensive training on estimating the impact on the economy due to changes in policy, technology and other factors through the use of Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. Dr. Edwin Coron (standing, left, top photo) with Dr. Caesar Cororaton (seated, right, top photo) work in tandem in conducting the training. The Training on Trade Policy Modeling in the Philippines is an enabling exercise particularly for the government to strengthen its decision-making process as it seeks to expand its overseas markets for its merchandise exports and services.

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Regional Seminar on Implementation of the Approved International Strategy and Philippine export Development Plan
Posted: 12/13/2011
Component: component1

Inclusive Growth: Mindanao Area. EDC Deputy Executive Director Emma Mijares brings to Davao, the major export hub in Mindanao, ITS and PEDP with the members of the Davao and the rest of Mindanao industry and export sectors learning the how the Philippines will roll its export development plan in the next three years as embedded in the newly approved trade strategy. BETP Region 11 Office presents the export development plan of the Southeastern Mindanao. BETP Assistant Chief for ASEAN and Other Asia Desk Fenina Bonoan (leftmost, second row photo) discusses the PH trade experience and the importance of strengthening trade in the ASEAN region as well as pursuing trade agreements in other Asian countries.

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UPDATES AND NEWS

Bureau of Customs pilot-tests competency-based HRM
Posted: 12/21/2010

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has entered into a challenging phase of building the bedrock of its human resource management (HRM) system with a grid of recruitment procedures, qualifying criteria, and on-job training programmes. For over two years, BOC has been forging its way to establish competency-based HRM as a core objective of its five-year strategic plan that started in 2008. read more >>

Shrimp paste condiment goes to London
Posted: 5/27/2010

Two traditional Filipino dishes, the pinakbet and kare-kare, only become cooking delights when shrimp paste is added to taste or served as a side dish, respectively. Shrimp paste is a condiment that enhances the flavours of dishes that would ordinarily be a simple mixture of sauteed vegetables and meat. The growing Asian population in Europe is a veritable and underserved market for shrimp paste. This is the reason behind the current move of Global FoodSolutions Inc. (GFSI) to diversify its markets with London being the initial market in Europe for its Philippine-made bottled shrimp paste. read more >>

EVENTS

TRTA promotes fishery good hygiene practices in regional campaigns
Posted: 10/9/2010 - 10/24/2010

The Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) Project 2 conducted information campaigns on good hygiene practices (GHP) and the sanitation code for the whole month of October 2010 in Camarines Sur, Cebu, Dipolog and Zamboanga. The campaign aimed to enhance the understanding and compliance of government and private stakeholders to fishery sanitation requirements to ensure that fish products are safe to eat. read more >>

EU Delegation and TRTA participate in the 7th Philippine Shrimp Congress
Posted: 3/17/2010 - 3/19/2010

Bacolod City - Charlotte Minasyan, Attaché of the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines together with the EU-Philippines Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) Project 2, participated in the celebration of the 7th Shrimp Congress from March 17-19 2010 at Planta Hotel, Bacolod City. read more >>

COMPONENTS

	TRADE POLICY AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT Trade activities are governed with certain rules, regulations, and standards between and amongst countries which bear strong influence over the level of goods and services to be traded.	STANDARDS HARMONISATION AND SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY CONFORMITY The products and services that are being traded are subject to certain regulations and standards. These regulations and standards ensure that what are being traded conform with the requirements for safe and fair trade. This component is made up to two complementing focal points. The first, deals with regulations and standards for safety; and the second, with the official acts dealing with accreditation function.
	TRADE FACILITATION The Trade Facilitation Component is designed to enhance competitiveness in international trade transactions by way of re-engineering customs institutional and infrastructural systems in the country to attune them to customs administration standards founded in the Revised Kyoto Protocol.	RAPID RESPONSE FACILITY The component will provide government with short-term technical assistance to effectively respond to unforseen technical needs and emerging trade related issues. An amount of 42 million pesos of the total TRTA 2 development package has been earmarked for the Rapid Response Facility (RRF).