EASE of doing business. Inclusive business. Wider market access.

These are the three main areas that Ramon Lopez, the new secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), will focus on in the next six years to help small businesses grow in line with the Duterte administration’s promise to focus on the little guys.

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