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
Indonesia is betting on its textile industry for withstanding competition in the Asean Economic Community (AEC), to be formed in 2015, Industry Ministry MS Hidayat said. Speaking on the sidelines of a national meeting of the Indonesian ...
Tags: Textile
Asia’s biggest confluence of home and lifestyle items - Home Expo India 2013 (HEI-2013) has begun at Expo Mart in Greater Noida, near the capital New Delhi. The second edition of the four-day expo, which was inaugurated by Union ...
Vietnamese textile industry will maintain its growth momentum in second quarter of the current year, according to the Vietnam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex). Vietnamese textile and garment exports to the US, Japan and South Korea ...
Tags: textile industry, textile
Textile companies in Mexico's Yucatan province would benefit as the Tax Administration Service (SAT) has decided to issue certificates to them, according to the Association of Maquila Exports in Yucatan. Maquilas are free trade zones in ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Sat Certification
PT TÜV SÜD PSB, an internationally recognized testing body, in collaboration with PT Qualis Indonesia and Nissenken has begun providing testing and certification facility for international standards to the Indonesian textile and ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Testing
The textile industry of Pakistan has urged the country’s central bank to reduce the interest rate to 8 percent from the current 9.5 percent. The request has been made ahead of the key policy rate announcement likely to be made ...
Tags: Textile Industry, Textile
In line with its image building exercise to win market access, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) leadership briefed Ausberto Rodriguez Jara, the Ambassador of Paraguay about the strengths of textile industry in Pakistan the ...
Tags: Paraguay Envoy, Pak Textile Sector
The exports of garments and textiles from Vietnam have reached US$ 4.2 billion during the first quarter of the current year, registering a year-on-year rise of 16 percent, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). ...
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
Textile workers of Nigeria want the Federal Government to inject more money for revival of the ailing textile units across the nation. Seeking higher funds, the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria ...
Tags: Textile, Garment, textile industry
The fifth Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2013-14, launched by the Government of South Africa, aims to support the manufacturing of textiles and clothing in the country, along with other sectors. Unveiling IPAP 2013-14, Minister ...
The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has urged the Government to rollback the two percent sales tax imposed on the domestic textile sector, which till recently enjoyed zero-tax status, as the measure would not ...
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Indian textile and garment manufacturers are eyeing on emerging markets, including South America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Africa, for exports. According to industry representatives, Indian textile sector witnessed a negative ...
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The Indian fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2013, was not a good period for the apparel sector, whether, domestic sales or exports. However, textile goods which include, yarns, fabrics and made-ups did not perform as badly as apparel ...