DEQI
Direct Equity International, Inc.

DIRECT EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OTC:DEQI), a provider of digital marketing services to the regulated hemp and cannabis industries, is excited to announce it has completed another milestone of meeting all requirements for OTC Markets filings by submitting each of its past financial statements, disclosures and legal opinions. Management at Direct Equity International, Inc. is pleased to report that DEQI has now obtained Pink Current Information status with the OTC.

“The requirements to achieve Pink Current Information status with the OTC Markets have been met, we’ve been given the green light to move forward, and we intend to remain laser focused on our financial reporting obligations”, said Robert Milstein, CEO.

As per the OTC Markets, to qualify for Pink Current Information, a non-reporting Pink company must subscribe to the OTC Disclosure & News service and publish current information pursuant to OTC Markets’ Pink Basic Disclosure Guidelines. All current information will be made publicly available on www.otcmarkets.com. More information on each of these steps is available as noted below:

Companies will be processed for Current Information once all required documentation has been submitted:

• Financial Statements: Two most recent Annual reports and any subsequent Quarterly Report
• Disclosure Statement: Most recent Annual and any subsequent Quarterly Reports
• Attorney Letter covering all relevant information for non-audited companies
• The Company Profile has been verified through OTCIQ

About Direct Equity International

Direct Equity International, Inc. is a provider of digital marketing, branding and asset management services to the Hemp, CBD, Cannabis, Healthy Living and Green Energy Industries. www.DEQI.info

About Green Touch Awareness

Green Touch Awareness, Inc. is an experienced Digital Services Company providing Web Development, Marketing, Brand Management and Business-to-Business online and offline services to public, private, and non-profit companies. Alongside B2B services, GTA is focused on in-house Business Incubation / Start-up and Project Development. GTA owns a portfolio of over 7,700 URLs, possibly the world's largest Hemp and Cannabis domain name collection. Green Touch excels at social media marketing & promotions and manages over 500 niche social media pages with a current net following of over two million. www.GreenTouchAwareness.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to either Direct Equity International, Inc. or Green Touch Awareness or any person acting on their behalf are qualified by the cautionary statements in this press release. Neither Direct Equity International, Inc. nor Green Touch Awareness undertake any obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this press release.

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