Swedish home furnishing major Ikea has come a step closer to become the largest investor in India's single-brand retail, as the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), the Government of India's single-window body to clear foreign ...
Thailand's apparel companies should focus on overseas markets, mainly Indonesia, to sustain their business, in view of increasing competition in the domestic market, a report by Kasikorn Research has suggested. According to the ...
Tags: apparel, Garment, textile, overseas markets
Sephaku Cement, the first indigenous player in South Africa’s cement industry of over 70 years, has signed up 1.95 billion rand ($222 million) of domestic debt funding for its 3.4 billion rand ($390 million) cement plant and clinker ...
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Brooks Brothers,the oldest US garment retailer,is all set to enter the Indian market,as the Indian Government has given a green signal in response to the firm's application for setting up outlets in the country. Foreign Investment ...
Tags: Brooks Brothers, garment, Indian market, ready-to-wear
China would help Pakistani carpet industry to boost its competitiveness and tap Chinese carpet market. A Chinese delegation, which is on a visit to Pakistan to explore joint venture opportunities for encouraging economic activities ...
Tags: carpet industry, carpet, textile, PCMEA
The Carpet Show 2012, an expo of Pakistan-made hand-knotted carpets would kick off at Expo Centre in Lahore from October 7. The three-day show being organized by the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA), in ...
It would take American retail major Walmart Stores a month or two to work-out plans for launching multi-brand retail stores in India, President of Walmart-India Raj Jain said while speaking to reporters in Hyderabad. However, he ...
Tags: Walmart, multi-brand retail stores, investment, FDI, Indian Government
The textile and machinery equipment sectors in Taiwan received the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) made by overseas Taiwanese companies during the first eight months of 2012, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). ...
The southern Indian state of Karnataka would not allow foreign direct investment(FDI)in the state,Agriculture Marketing Minister SK Bellubbi told reporters. The Minister said the state government has decided to not to allow FDI in ...
Tags: Karnataka, FDI, SK Bellubbi, foreign investment
Business-to-consumer()ecommerce is not included in the Government of India's new policy to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail trading. The notification issued by the Government makes it clear that ...
Tags: B2C, Ecommerce, FDI, multi-brand retail
The Government of India has issued a notification allowing global multi-brand retailers to open their outlets in India. The notification issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion(DIPP)said 51 percent foreign direct ...
Tags: outlets, multi-brand retailers, DIPP, FDI
The government of India recently permitted 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. However, when fibre2fashion spoke to a few leaders in the apparel and garment retail sector earlier, they admitted that the policy was not ...
Tags: FDI, foreign direct investment, multi-brand retail, PWC
In view of Government of India's proposal to relax norms for entry of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)in the multi-brand retail sector,Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC),the country's apex apparel body,has suggested that foreign retailers ...
Tags: MSMEs, AEPC, FDI, multi-brand retail
The recent decision of the Indian Government to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's multi-brand retail sector has a condition that the consent of state governments would be necessary. Until now, ...
Tags: FDI, Indian Government, retail sector
Mr Rakesh Vaid,President,Garments Exporters Association(GEA)has welcomed the decision of the Government to allow Foreign Direct Investment in Multi-Brand Retail and to relax rules for single brand retail stores which would certainly improve ...
Tags: GEA, Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, reform