Business registration marks 120 percent increase in Zamboanga del Sur

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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Dec. 6 (PNA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here announced that Business Name Registration (BNR) in the province for the past 11 months have already exceeded the annual target by 120 percent.

Roger Sarsalejo, DTI Business Development Division head, said the BNR from January to November this year have reached 1,554, or 263 higher than the annual target of 1,291, representing 120 percent increase.

Sarsalejo attributed the increase in the number of business registry to the cooperation of the local government units (LGUs) to the BNR program implemented by the DTI in this province.

This province, the economy of which is predominantly agricultural, is comprised of one component city and 26 municipalities.

Sarsalejo said the increase in BNR is an indication of the province's good economic and business climate.

He disclosed that BNR only reached 860 last year.(PNA)
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