More trouble for Pakistan's beleaguered textile industry. The Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR) in a report outlining structural factors that have hurt the industry, has said that the textile industry has made inadequate investment in ...
Central Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Ijaz A. Khokhar has underscored the need of formulating sector wise trade policies to boost the country's exports. He appreciated the new trade ...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Mercia Bernicat has that Washington is committed to helping Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector, according to media reports in that country. Bernicat's comments came during a courtesy call on Prime ...
Tags: readymade garment, garment
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has hailed the restoration of GSP Plus programme by the US for Pakistan, describing it a highly positive development for the economy of Pakistan. In a press release, it said the US ...
Tags: Pakistan's exports, US market
Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has rejected the government's plan to impose import duty on cotton yarn saying it would pose negative impact on the value-added textile sector, the Pakistani media has ...
Tags: Yarn Import Duty, cotton yarn
All GSP eligible merchandise including textiles will benefit from the US government's announcement of extending the benefit under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to developing countries. In a notice issued on 28 July, the ...
Tags: textiles, GSP programme
Virender Uppal, chairman Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the Indian Government to look into its demands favourably. The AEPC has demanded inclusion of 2 per cent fabric within 5 per cent overall entitlement under ...
Tags: fabric, Apparel Export Promotion Council, garment industry
India and the European Union will resume talks in August after a two-year gap on the proposed free trade agreement for boosting two-way commerce and investment, the media has reported. "Sometime in August, the EU chief negotiator will ...
Tags: two-way commerce, FTA, GSP
President Barack Obama has signed two important trade measures into law – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015). Both bills, passed by ...
Tags: Obama, trade measures, Apparel, Footwear
Bangladesh has expressed concern over the US trade bill concerning the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) apprehending that a less developed country (LDC) like Bangladesh would lose its competitive edge in the American market due to ...
Tags: US trade bill, American market, Apparel
A delegation of the European Union trade office of generalised system of preferences (GSP) programme reviewed the benefits of GSP plus facility to Pakistan and the progress made so far on implementation of social standards related to labour ...
Tags: GSP Benefits, Textile exports
Apparel Export Promotion Council chairman Virender Uppal has said there has been a vacuum in a policy support in the readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing export industry, according to a statement by AEPC. Uppal has requested the ...
Tags: Apparel Export, Apparel
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation Wednesday evening that wlil give President Obama trade promotion authority, or TPA, a necessary step for his administration to conclude negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The Sri Lankan apparel export sector received a shot in the arm, with Sweden, one of the countries in the world with the highest per capita income, extending its support to the industry. This was conveyed to Rishad Bathiudeen, minister of ...
Tags: apparel export, Lanka products
Strengthened by previous positive vibes from the European Union, the Government of Sri Lanka has started the process to regain the generalised system of preferences plus (GSP Plus) status, according to an official statement. An ...