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Pakistan to take up duty-free access issue with EU
President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to take up the issue of duty-free access for Pakistani products with the European Union in a meeting in Brussels on June 17.
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Egypt, US to expand free trade zones
Egypt's trade minister said an agreement allowing Egypt to export to the United States on preferential terms will be expanded to include new industrial zones, the state-owned daily al-Ahram reported o...
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Indian textile industry looks to government for aid
The textile sector accounts for nearly a third of the Rs15,000 crore of corporate debt restructuring initiated by Indian companies since April 2008, illustrating the tough times the industry is passin...
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Tunisia is keen to promote textile trade with Pakistan
Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Pakistan H.E. Mourad Bourehla called on Federal Minister for Textile Industry, Rana Farooq Saeed Khan in his office Wednesday and discussed with him matters of...
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30% of Pakistan textile industry closed down
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed concern over latest determination of power tariff by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), allowing DISCOs to raise tariff...
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US claims Indian subsidies impede World cotton trade
The US National Cotton Council says India’s cotton subsidies, coupled with its failure to notify the World Trade Organization of those subsidy levels, is a major impediment to cotton trade. WTO member...
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Turkish free trade zones hard hit by global crisis
Turkey's 18 free trade zones have taken a beating from the global economic crisis as the country's export markets shrivel and, as a combination of both plummeting consumer confidence and a depreciatio...
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Indian Government welcomes Egypt textile safeguard cancellation
In January 2009 a temporary precautionary fee of 25% of CIF value was imposed by the Arab Republic of Egypt on imports of cotton yarn and fabric [HS Code 5205-5212] and sugar. The minimum fee was half...
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Egyptian firms to participate in Interselection Exhibition
Egypt, as a member in the Agadir Agreement, will take part in the 2009 Intersélection Exhibition, an international fashion retail trade fair, which will kick off in Paris in October, according to Feri...
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Garment protectionism claims no more than a myth
Contradicting mounting claims of "protectionism" in the clothing industry, a new survey shows the world's leading textile and garment importers have abolished more barriers to trade in the past six mo...
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Turkish textile worker union urges gov't to implement incentives for textile
The textile branch of Turkey's Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Union, or DISK, said Tuesday the sector is facing a catastrophic situation and urged the government to implement immediate incent...
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Textile Co. Settles Environmental Violations
U.S. textiles company Invista has agreed to spend up to $500 million to correct environmental violations at facilities in seven states and will also pay a $1.7 million fine, the Justice Department and...
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Duty Free Access to textile and apparel from Pak-Afghan border region to US
Mr. Barrack Obama, President of the United States, had recently declared that the US would provide tariff free access to textile and apparel products manufactured on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border re...
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India : An Emerging Power House
President Mubarak’s visit to New Delhi last November, after more than 25 years, was heralded as a milestone in the bilateral relationship between Egypt and India. Speaking at a joint press conference,...
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AFRICA: Makers face tough times as US demand slows
Africa's garment exports are plummeting as US buyers look elsewhere, says the industry. African exporters focus on the US market to benefit from duty-free incentives under the African Growth and Oppor...
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India and Turkey to discuss textile trade safeguard dispute
India and Turkey will hold discussion in the first week of April on a dispute relating to a three-fold hike in import duty by the Turkish authorities on Indian cotton textile. The talks, to be held in...
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Portugal launches 850 mln euro textile sector plan
Portugal's government has announced plans to spend 850 million euros ($1.2 billion) on a support package for the textile and footwear sectors, to help boost exports, obtain financing and prevent job l...
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Oriental Weavers sees free trade unravel
As whispers of protectionism began to unsettle the export-import business, Oriental Weavers, one of the world's largest carpet makers, reset its looms and recast its prices to compete in an increasing...
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Italy to resume Aid talks with Italian Fashion Leaders
Italy's government will resume talks on Thursday with the nation's fashion leaders regarding financial aid to the sector, a spokeswoman for the ministry told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. Industry Mi...
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India challenges Turkey cotton safeguard at WTO
India has challenged a move by Turkey, its second-biggest market for textiles, to shield Turkish industry from surging cotton yarn imports, a document on the World Trade Organization (WTO) website sho...