Philippines strengthens food exports through aggressive courting of US$661B Halal market
14/5/12 www.teatronaturale.com
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its attached agency, the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), spearheaded the recent Philippine participation in three of the world’s most important Halal-centered food shows to carve a slice of the US$661 billion world Halal market and thereby strengthened Philippine food exports globally.
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