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Ethiopia: Apparel Exports earnings likely to rise to 1 million USD.
Ethiopia has come out with a plan to hike the annual export earnings that it draws by exporting its garments. It intends to hike its export earnings to US $1 billion, over the period of next five year...
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PAKISTAN: Government is likely to extend Duty for two months.
The government is likely to extend the 15 percent regulatory duty on yarn exports for two months, giving in to the pressure from the value-added textile sector, sources privy to a meeting held in Isla...
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Turkish Ready-Wear Firms eyeing Northen Iraq
Turkish ready-wear companies are expanding to the northern Iraqi market as relations between Turkey and the neighboring region continue to blossom, local officials have said.
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INDIA: Apparel Exports could do with more incentives.
The Garment Sector of the Textile Industry plays a significant role in the economic development of the country. It is the highest employment generating industry which offers unlimited opportunities to...
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Greek Crop On the Road to Recovery in 2010/11.
Following four consecutive seasons of declining cotton acreage, Greece’s new crop is showing strong signs of recovery. Many farmers are coming back to cotton after disappointing returns from their alt...
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USA: China Textile and Apparel show opens in New York.
The “2010 Chinese Textile and Apparel Trade Show" opened at the famous Javits Convention Center in New York on July 13. It is an annual show in the United States for Chinese textile trade enterprises.
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GLOBAL: Textile Sector To Yield Higher Profits.
The textile sector continues its commendable performance in the last quarter of fiscal year 2009-10 and is expected to make higher profits, according to analysts.
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PAKISTAN: APTMA Discards Extension of Regulatory Duty on Cotton Yarn Export.
The value-added sector’s demand to continue with the 15 percent regulatory duty on cotton yarn exports has been abandoned by All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA).
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India: EU - FTA to Garner Extra Garment Exports Worth $ 3 billion'
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Monday said that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is expected to be concluded by the end of the current fiscal, is likely to help the country'...
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EUROPE: EU Clothing Imports Fall for the 1st Time in Over 10 Years.
Clothing imports into the EU fell in value by 3.8% to Euro 57.28 billion (US$79.59 billion) in 2009. This was the first decline in over 10 years, and followed a slowdown in growth from 12.8% in 2006 t...
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INDIA: 2.64% Drop in the Garment Exports and AEPC calls for the Government Support.
The garment exports dropped 2.64 percent to USD 10.64 billion in 2009-10 compared to USD 10.93 billion in the previous financial year.
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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 992 Tons Cotton in the Past Week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 992 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on July 10, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
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EU: EU Clothing, Cotton Pullover and Cotton Bed Linen Imports in the 1st Quarter of 2010.
The European clothing import market did not recover over the first quarter this year.
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Cambodia: Apparel Material Imports Show Radical Rise.
The preliminary data revealed by the Ministry of Commerce informs that, as compared to the first five months of the year 2009, raw material import for apparel production has grown by around 45 percent...
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BULGARIA: Bulgarian Textile, Clothing and Fashion Industry - Present, Future and Opportunities
Textile and apparel industry in Bulgaria is the second most important industry (after tourism) for the country’s economy. This industry includes around 3000 small and medium companies, which employ ap...
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INDIA: Indian Apparel Exports Losing Competitive Edge.
Indian garment exporters are losing out to competition from China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh, according to a recent report released by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industr...
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INDIA: India Cotton Output May be Higher The Next Season.
India's cotton production is forecasted to be higher in the next season with nearly 31.5 million bales as the favorable monsoon and strong overseas demand prompted farmers to expand their acreage unde...
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PAKISTAN: Ministry of Textile will extend 15% Regulatory Duty Till September.
Ministry of Textile (MinTex) is probably going to give an extension to the 15 percent Regulatory Duty (RD) imposed on yarn exports, till an additional two months, as against their earlier announced da...
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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 906 Tons Cotton in The Past Week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 906 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on July 3, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Spinning Industry Demands lift of duty, Quota on Yarn
Spinning industry owners met the government last week to ensure that, quota and duty imposed on yarn exports is lifted by July 26. But the value-added textile sector wants the government to continue w...