Peruvian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including the clothing sector, would benefit due to the implementation of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and Costa Rica, which came into effect from June 1, 2013, according to ...
Tags: Apparel
Laurent Lamothe, the Prime Minister of Haiti, has urged Brazilian companies operating in the textile and garment sector to invest in Haiti. Paying an official visit to Brazil, Prime Minister Lamothe met Mr. Paulo Skaf, president ...
Tags: Haitian PM, Apparel, Brazilian
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the introduction of the Generalized System of Preferences Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act (GSP UPDATE Act), legislation that would make U.S. imports ...
Tags: Apparel&Footwear, GSP Update Bill
The spate of accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of Bangladesh have raised hopes for Pakistan’s garment manufacturing sector, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) South Zone ...
The spate of accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of Bangladesh have raised hopes for Pakistan's garment manufacturing sector, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) South Zone chairman ...
A tanker carrying around 10,000 mt (12,680 cu m) of ethanol loading in the west coast of Central America is due for arrival in the European ports of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp by late May, according to a shipping report by broker SPI ...
Tags: Ethanol Shipment, Chemicals
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce has requested the European Union not to impose severe conditions that may impact readymade garment exports from Bangladesh. In a three-page letter sent to William Hanna, EU Ambassador in Bangladesh, ...
Tags: readymade garment, EU
The Government of Canada is planning to extend the no-tariff provision for another 10 years to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) identified by the United Nations, which includes leading textile and garment manufacturing countries such as ...
Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, while releasing the apparel export data for the month of March 2012-13 stated that, “Export in dollar terms for 12 months of the Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 has declined by 6 per cent over the same ...
Tags: Apparel Exports, Textile
The readymade garment industry of Bangladesh is suffering from a severe image crisis in the international markets because of concerns about labor safety arising from recent fire incidents in two garment factories, which resulted in a ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Garment
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) organized a webinar on US imports from Pakistan under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program in collaboration with US Embassy and Ministry of Commerce. Speaking on the occasion, ...
Tags: Scope, GSP Scheme, Textiles
Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) is seeking a change in the country's handicraft export mechanism to be able to draw better export estimates. The Federation said Nepali handicraft exports are quite encouraging, but it ...
Tags: Handicraft, Arts, Crafts
The predominantly cotton based textile industry in India faced a crisis during 2008-09 due to global recession and again a grave crisis during 2010-11 owing to high volatility in cotton prices and certain external factors. The Government ...
Tags: textile industry, textile, Apparel
Textiles Ministry of India has called on the domestic cotton yarn producers to maintain the prices of their produce at low levels, so as to avert any negative impact on any of the textile industry segments, particularly the powerloom ...
Tags: Indian Govt, Cotton Yarn
The garment manufacturers of Pakistan are pinning hope on the approval of the European Union’s Generalized System of Preference Plus (GSP Plus) status to their country by the EU Commission at Brussels. According to the industry ...
Tags: Garment Makers, Garment, Apparel