CITEM bats for budget parity with tourism promotion agency

THE Department of Trade and Industry’s Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) said it is seeking additional funding next year to expand its export promotion activities.

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“We are now working on a bigger budget for export promotion, for industry development, and also for capacity building for our micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs),” CITEM Executive Director Leah P. Ocampo told reporters last week.

She said the goal is to achieve funding parity with the Department of Tourism’s promotion arm.