19 February 2019, Dubai, UAE—The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and Northern Emirates, together with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Investment and Trade Center Dubai, conducted on Friday, 15 February 2019 a free seminar for prospective Filipino investors on basic exporting and business opportunities in the Philippines . 

DTI officials, led by Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman, discussed exporting procedures and business opportunities in agriculture.  Representatives from PH enterprises whose products are currently present in the UAE market also shared their stories on how they started in the exporting industry, and hurdled the challenges of doing business globally.  More than 60 participants attended the seminar, some of them previous participants of the Consulate’s financial literacy training. 

The seminar is line with the Financial Literacy Program of the Consulate that was launched in 2017 and provides free training and seminars to Filipinos on financial management, investments, and entrepreneurship in efforts to create a new base of business leaders in the Philippine and global economy.  With the assistance of Dubai-based Filipino financial experts, the Consulate developed training modules on savings, budgeting, debt management, insurance and investments, entrepreneurship, and re-integration program of the Philippine government for returning overseas Filipinos.  END