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Sri Lanka's garment exports fall 6.3% to $3.1bn in January–August 2026
Sri Lanka's garment exports fell 6.3% to $3,108.3m in the first eight months of 2026, while textile exports dropped 9.4%, central bank data reported by Fibre2Fashion show.
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New APTMA chairman says Pakistan could add $3bn in textile exports this year with cheaper energy
Asad Shafi, newly elected chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, says the industry could earn an extra $3bn in exports this year and $10bn more in two to three years if energy and fin...
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US, Mexico and Argentina sign G20 statement against forced labour in supply chains
Trade ministers of the United States, Mexico and Argentina signed a joint statement at the G20 trade ministerial calling for closer cooperation against goods made with forced labour, including informa...
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Vietnam's garment exports reach $33.7bn by mid-September as industry eyes up to $47.5bn
Vietnam's textile and garment exports reached $33.66bn by 15 September and industry leaders say a 2026 target of $47–47.5bn is within reach, with order books filled to year-end even as buyers press ha...
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India's apparel output shrinks 7.4% in August as textile mills grow 13%
India's garment production fell 7.4% year on year in August while its yarn and fabric mills grew 13.1%, official data show, as Indian apparel exports dropped 9.1% in April–August — a split that matter...
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ICE cotton futures slide for the week as December contract settles at 78.88 cents
ICE cotton futures fell from the low 80s to the upper 70s cents a pound in the week to 2 October, including a limit-down day, before December 2026 futures bounced to settle at 78.88 cents on Friday, T...
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Egypt opens 2026/27 cotton auctions in Upper Egypt, Giza 98 sells at up to EGP 9,200 a qintar
The first official cotton auction of the new season was held in Fayoum on 1 October, selling about 29,400 qintars of Giza 98 and Giza 95 at EGP 8,400–9,200 a qintar — an early price signal for Egypt's...
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Türkiye's apparel exports slip 1.9% to $10.67bn in January–August 2026
Turkish clothing exports fell 1.88% year on year to $10.67bn in the first eight months of 2026, with both knitted and woven garments down, as weak European demand and cheaper rivals weigh on Egypt's c...
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Bangladesh garment exports rise 8.6% in September as quarter's shipments reach $10.57bn
Bangladesh's apparel exports grew 8.56% year on year to $3.08bn in September, lifting July–September shipments to $10.57bn, though industry leaders say gains came from higher prices rather than volume...
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India extends RoSCTL tax rebate for apparel and made-ups exporters to 31 December
India's Ministry of Textiles has extended its RoSCTL scheme, which refunds embedded taxes to apparel and made-ups exporters, by three months to 31 December 2026, keeping a key cost support in place fo...
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Egyptian cotton exports open 2026/27 season at 6,811 tonnes, with India taking over 80%
Egypt shipped 6,811 tonnes of cotton to six countries between 1 and 27 September, the first weeks of the new export season, according to Cotton Exporters Union data reported by Al Mal. India alone too...
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Egypt's textile exports need a new strategy to hit $20bn by 2030, NTI chairman warns
Garment exports grew 16% to $2.525bn in January–August 2026, but Mahmoud Ghazal of Nile Textile Industries says the current pace falls far short of Egypt's $20bn textile and garment export goal for 20...
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Egypt urges France's Casino to buy more Egyptian textiles as Monoprix plans entry
At an Egyptian-French business forum, Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid discussed with Casino Group greater use of Egyptian suppliers in textiles and ready-made garments, as the Fren...
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US–China tariff deal lists Chinese bed and table linen for cuts, but leaves apparel out
Washington and Beijing have published reciprocal lists of about $30bn in goods each for tariff cuts. The US list includes Chinese bed linen, table linen and curtains, while apparel and footwear stay o...
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Levi's and M&S launch initiative to move garment suppliers onto renewable power
Levi Strauss & Co and Marks and Spencer, supported by Schneider Electric, have launched the Fashion Renewable Collaborative to help apparel suppliers switch to renewable electricity. Nearly 500 suppli...
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Primark signs first multi-year textile-to-textile recycling deal with Circ, from 2029
Primark will start using recycled polyester made from textile waste by recycler Circ in its ranges from 2029, under the retailer's first multi-year agreement with a textile-to-textile recycler.
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Egypt Stitch & Tex 2026 opens in Cairo as about ten Turkish textile firms eye the Egyptian market
The Egypt Stitch & Tex 2026 textile technology exhibition opened in Cairo alongside Cairo Textile Week, as officials tied the modernisation of spinning and weaving lines to a $1.4bn export target and...
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H&M lifts Q3 operating profit 23% on purchasing gains while sales stay flat
H&M's operating profit rose 23% in the June–August quarter and its operating margin widened to 10.6%, helped by purchasing and cost control and a one-off tariff benefit, although sales grew only 1% in...
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Egypt's ready-made garment exports climb 16% to $2.5bn in first eight months of 2026
Egyptian garment exports reached $2.5bn between January and August 2026, up 16% year on year, with shipments to Europe passing $1bn for the first time in the period and Spain, the UK and Italy posting...
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CIB lends $80m to Eroglu Knitting for export-only $140m garment complex in Qantara West
Commercial International Bank has extended $80m in seven-year financing to Eroglu Knitting for a $140m, fully export-oriented textile and garment complex in Qantara West, planned to make 24 million ga...