Biz registrations up 5% to 740-K in H1 2024

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Biz registrations up 5% to 740-K in H1 2024
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00:00Over 740,000 business names are registered with the Department of Trade and Industry, or DTI,
00:06from January to July 2024, up 4.9 percent from last year's over 713,000.
00:13Most registrations were for new business driven by online ventures and microconvenience stores.
00:20Registrations hit 984,330, boosted by easier online registration processes last year.
00:29Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual sees this as a sign
00:32of Filipino entrepreneurial strength and a growing economy.

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