The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB), in coordination with the Philippine Trade and Investment Centre Middle East and Africa, will conduct an Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) to Doha, Qatar from February 21-24, 2020.
The OBMM aims to develop and expand relationships with business, government, and multiplier organisations in Qatar and enhance local understanding of the current economic conditions and business opportunities.
The mission is also anchored on EMB’s aspiration to engage with high-level promotion, targeted market intelligence and business matching, and focused training and capacity building for both large companies and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which also echoes the thrust of Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act (PHEDP) and the Expo 2020 Dubai campaign.
Moreover, this project supports the Export Promotion for Philippine Food Sector which endeavors to bring Philippine cuisine, ingredients, and beverages overseas.
The programme’s strategy will build on Strategy No 3 of PEDP 2018-2022 which is to design comprehensive packages of support that will be able to mainstream the Philippine food, food ingredients, and beverages sectors and encourage innovations on major Philippine commodities and niche products.
The business delegation is composed of representatives from 11 Philippine business companies, led by DTI-Trade Promotions Group (TPG) Undersecretary Abdulgani M Macatoman (pictured). Included in the delegation are Philippine Commercial Attaché for the Middle East and Africa Charmaine Mignon S. Yalong, DTI-EMB’s Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialist Myrtle Faye L Solina and Trade and Industry Development Specialist Al Mahdi I Jul Ahmad. The featured products for this mission are food items, sauces, spices, mixes, and condiments. For the services, there are cargo and logistics.
