July 31, 2007 | Filed under: News
CFIF hosts Forum for Best Practices
Cebu, Philippines - July 10, 2007 - The Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) recently hosted a forum that discussed best practices in the furniture export industry, as represented by leaders in the design, marketing and manufacturing fields.
Titled "Sink or Swim? The Furniture Export Industry Riding the Waves", the event began with an air of cautious pessimism but ended with a round of zealous applause.
In cooperation with the German Development Service (DED), CIDA Pearl 2 and the University of San Carlos (USC), the CFIF membership convened with the Cebu academe, suppliers, stakeholders and business support organizations at the University of San Carlos Campus in one of the largest gatherings of its kind ever organized.
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June 30, 2007 | Filed under: Press Releases
Furniture Industry Forum Organized by CFIF
The Philippine furniture export industry, initially touted as one of the country's top dollar earners, is in the midst of one of the most challenging times in its history. The continued appreciation of the peso, the softening of the US market, and the emergence of new players in the global market had taken its toll on the industry resulting to several closures, downsizing and business loses.
It's a sink or swim situation and exporters are not taking it sitting down.
As part of its effort to bring together industry players and helping stakeholders find ways to ride the waves, the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF), in cooperation with the University of San Carlos, CIDA Pearl 2 and the German Development Service or DED will hold a forum dubbed "Sink or Swim?: The Furniture Export Industry Riding the Waves" slated on July 10, 2007 at the CAFA Auditorium, University of San Carlos, Talamban campus.
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