Indonesia, one of the leading textile and apparel platforms in the Southeast Asian region, could become the new destination for the global apparel buyers after China, mainly due to low production cost and availability of cheap labor. ...
The economic crisis years of 2008 to 2012 dealt a heavy blow on the Spanish textile and apparel sector, whose sales dipped 21 percent during the period, according to an Europa Press report. The report says that about 46,300 jobs were ...
Tags: Spanish Textile, Textile
The foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of the Indian government could lead to a boom in textile and apparel sector as several global players, including Walmart and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), plan to enter the country through FDI route. ...
Tags: textile sector, textile, apparel
Several international retail brands are planning to invest in Indian textile sector as the Central Government has announced many incentives, including tax exemptions, to the textile and garment industry in the Union Budget 2013-14. ...
Tags: FDI, Indian Textile Sector, textile
Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, is going to host three concurrent international trade exhibitions, displaying a range of products from the country’s textile and garment sector, from February 28 to March 2, 2013. Organised ...
ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, will be present with its own booth at the upcoming Myanmar Fabric & Garment Industry Show (15-18 March). ACIMIT attendance at the show is justified by positive developments ...
The Federal Government of Nigeria is aiming to revive the country’s textile and clothing industry by reducing dumping of sub-standard goods into the country including textile and garment, by boosting cotton production, by ensuring ...
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Columbia’s textile and clothing industry is eyeing on expanding its export market to the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) and the country is also aiming at building new business relations with these countries. The ...
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Spanish textile industry is currently passing through a delicate phase, according to industry analysts. On the one hand, many Spanish textile firms that had offshored their production to China are betting on relocating to Spain in view ...
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Garments Exporters Association (GEA) has requested the Government to provide adequate fiscal relief for the garment sector of the textile industry to enable it to face increasing international competition. GEA has pointed out that garment ...
In order to take advantage of tariff preferences available in Vietnam such as Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP)and other Free-Trade Agreements(FTAs),several textile and garment manufacturers worldwide are investing in textile projects in ...
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The new policy measures announced by the Colombian Government to boost the country’s textile and garment sector have been hailed by the Colombian Chamber of Apparel. The Chamber said the new policy measures, if well ...
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Eyeing Middle East investment,a large number of Chinese textile and garment suppliers are participating in China Homelife Fair,a Chinese exposition going on at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Meorient International Group,organizer of the ...
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The Government of Mexico is seeking a dialogue with the Chinese Government to discuss the subsidies provided to the textile sector in China, which is impacting the Mexican domestic industry, Bruno Ferrari, Secretary of the Ministry of ...
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Through the participation at the upcoming Australia International Sourcing Fair (AISF) 2012, the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Council of Fiji is planning to make further headway in the global apparel and fashion industry. ...
Tags: AISF, Textile, Clothing, Footwear, apparel, fashion industry