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Brazil is more interested in imports from Arabs
Arab countries earned 32.6 percent more revenues from their exports to Brazil in the first month of the year against the same period last year.
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High costs forcing Pakistani textile exporters abroad
Pakistani textile exporters say that they are looking to move their operations to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka due to high manufacturing costs, despite gains from last year's abolition of import quotas.
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Morocco : Textile multinational expands activities in
The textile and clothing industrial unit "Settavex" launched Saturday in the town of Settat (160 km south-eastern Rabat) the first phase of a USD 71.5Mn expansion project.
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FTA Morocco records increase in textile sector
The French daily Le Figaro has underlined that Morocco recorded an increase in the textile sector, especially after the removal of quotas, reported MAP news agency.
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Macau : Textile & garment exports down in 2005
In December 2005, Macao’s total value of exports amounted to MOP2.15 billion, up 11.8 percent over the same month of 2004. Among this, the value of domestic exports increased 15.8 percent to MOP1.70 b...
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Textile sales hit US$408b in 2005
China's textile sales reached 3.3 trillion yuan (US$408 billion) in 2005, surging 115.7 percent from 2001, said the National Development and Reform Commission report.
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Country’s textile exports to US market increase
Least developed countries (LDC), particularly Bangladesh and Cambodia, and some other developing nations passed the first year of quota-free regime with a steady increase of its textile exports to the...
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US Congress scraps cotton subsidy
The US Congress legislation will support the Egyptian cotton farmer to have a fair competition with his US Pima farmer. It is expected that next season the Egyptian cotton production will increase to...
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Eight major Asian textile players share many weaknesses
Eight major Asian textile and apparel players share many weaknesses creating hurdles to the growth of their share in the international markets.
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China-Asean Fta Agreement Set to Benefit China's Textile Export
Since China and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their tariff reduction process on July 1, 2005 on the basis of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) agreement, ASEAN will...
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Nazif: US mistaken to exclude Egypt from free trade zone
Egyptian Prime Minister highlights economic and political reforms in Davos in response to US Trade Representative Rob Portman regarding the US concerns over Egypt's commitment to democracy, which is b...
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Egypt-US free trade deal in jeopardy
The US government indicated that concerns over Egypt's commitment to democracy were blocking the launch of talks on a trade pact with the leading US ally in the Arab world.
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Huge textile factory, largest in ME region to become operational in Ardebil
A huge textile factory, largest in its kind in the Middle East region will become operational in Ardebil Province by the yearend, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said on Sun...
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EU-China Quota Fill Rates and Prices
China's licence use for apparel and textile exports to EU markets has got off to a rapid start with some categories already using 10 per cent of their allocation for 2006. Goods still have yet to arri...
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US signs trade pact with Oman, keeps Egypt on hold
The United States signed a free-trade agreement on Thursday with Oman, a moderate Gulf state and ally in the U.S. war on terrorism, while keeping trade talks with Egypt on hold amid concerns over its...
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European Union probes into Indian polyester fibres, reports FTA
An investigation has been initiated by the European Commission into the alleged dumping of Indian polyester spinning fibres in Europe, reported by a European trade body Foreign Trade Association (FTA)...
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China's textile exports booming
China's textile exports to the United States and Europe jumped 62.7 percent in the first 10 months of 2005 following the end of a global quota system, the government said Wednesday.
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U.S. Senate approves end of cotton export subsidy
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to terminate the major U.S. cotton export subsidy, honoring a promise made at world trade talks, along with trimming $2.7 billion from agricultural programs.
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Businessmen asked to use Tunisia’s platform for exporting products to Europe
Tunisian Ambassador to Pakistan Zahaier Dhaouadi has impressed upon Pakistan business community to use Tunisia as platform to export products to Europe and increase the trade volume of Pakistan and Tu...
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Iran, Turkey to compete with China in textile industry
Iran in cooperation with Turkey could be a formidable rival to China's textile market; expert on Iran-Turkey economic relations Farshid Baqerian said here on December 10, on the occasion of Internatio...