Bangladesh will make an action plan for implementing various compliances related to the readymade garments (RMG) sector. At the Social Compliance Forum (SCF) meeting on RMG sector, chaired by Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader, it ...
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Indian garment manufactures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mauritius exporters to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the field of fashion and textiles. The Clothing Manufacturers Association of ...
The ambitious textile and apparel export target of US$ 95 billion set by the Government under the recently announced Strategic Trade Policy Framework (SPTF) 2012-15 is unachievable, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters ...
Tags: PRGMEA, Apparel, Export Target
Indian apparel industry is hoping for the withdrawal of excise duty on clothing and elimination of distinction between branded and unbranded products in the Union Budget 2013-14, to be presented by the Finance Minister later this month. ...
Tags: apparel industry, excise duty, clothing and elimination
More than 3,000 mid-level readymade garment (RMG) factory workers in Bangladesh received fire safety training under the crash programme launched by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). About 3,359 workers ...
In a bid to aid the local textile industry facing fierce competition from low-cost imports, the Zimbabwean Government has approved a one-year rebate on import of a wide range of materials that domestic garment producers widely use as raw ...
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The expected decision by the Indian Government to grant concession on import duty of man-made fabrics (MMF) in order to improve the garment exports would pose a threat to the powerloom weaving and textile processing sector in the country. ...
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The Bangladesh garment sector, especially the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), should organize road shows in Brazil, Japan, Russia and the US to boost the image of the country’s garment sector, ...
Tags: garment sector, BGMEA, CAFAXPO 2013
The Government of Pakistan would apply for Least Developed Country (LDC) status, which it would get by 2014, Minister of Textile Industry Makhdoom Shahabuddin has told the National Assembly. In response to a question, the Minister said ...
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Color Solutions International (CSI) announced today that it is partnering with IDEAS Active Sports Design Network to specify CSI colors on seasonal trend forecasts from IDEAS. The trend colors are selected from CSI's 4,000 ColorWallTM ...
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Apparel experts in manufacturing and retailing across the globe from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, The United States, Vietnam and more gathered for Prime Source Forum – Focus on ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Economic Opportunities
The textile and apparel sector of India needs to embrace modern technology and change their attitude towards new technological advancements, said the strategy director of Global Fashion Industry, Mr. Robert McKee to fibre2fashion on the ...
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Four global garment and home-textile brands are awaiting the approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for setting up single-brand retail stores in India under its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. The FIPB may ...
Cambodian garment industry is attracting huge foreign investments due to tax incentives and duty free access to world’s major markets like the US and the UK. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, the business development manager of ...
Tags: garment sector, garment industry, Garment Manufacturers
The textile and clothing chain within the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) needs to be vertically integrated in order to ensure the competitiveness of the Asean apparel industry. This was echoed by various ...
Tags: apparel sector, textile, clothing