Pakistan's largest cement maker and exporter Lucky Cement Ltd has evinced interest in setting up a manufacturing plant in India in the first such overture since New Delhi allowed foreign direct investment (FDI) from its western neighbour ...
Tags: cement maker, Lucky Cement, economic ties
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
The Government of India will soon approve the proposal of Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA to invest Rs. 105 billion to set up single-brand retail outlets across the country. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on India in Gurgaon, ...
Tags: home furnishing, retailer, IKEA, invest, apparel retailer
The global retail giant Tesco has expressed concern over sourcing conditions of Indian Government for foreign trade investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail sector. Tesco said it is not an easy task for the foreign retailers to enter into the ...
Tags: Tesco, FDI, apparels, retail giant
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
The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Bangladesh takes place on 15 and 17 October 2012.The basis for the review is a report by the World Trade Organization(WTO)Secretariat and a report by the Government of Bangladesh. ...
Tags: WTO, Trade Policies, global economic crisis
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
Even as Indian apparel exporters are trying to expand in new markets with diversified products,the Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC)says it would not be easy for the sector to achieve the US$18 billion apparel export target set for the ...
Tags: AEPC, apparel export, new markets, EU
Even as Indian apparel exporters are trying to expand in new markets with diversified products,the Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC)says it would not be easy for the sector to achieve the US$18 billion apparel export target set for the ...
Tags: new markets, diversified products, AEPC
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 ...
Expansion of multi brand retailing expected in the wake of the recent decision of government to allow FDI in the sector will create unprecedented opportunities for the textiles and clothing industry of India according to a paper presented ...
Tags: multi brand, recent decision, FDI, clothing industry
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