Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
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The IATA reports that air freight volumes were broadly unchanged in August compared to a year ago, with freight tonne kilometres 0.2% higher. The August data shows a pause in earlier declines in air freight volumes, consistent with ...
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Cotton imports by the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia decreased by 2.16 per cent in 2014, according to the data from Statistics Indonesia. During the year, Indonesia imported cotton (HS Code 52) worth US$ 2.499 billion, compared to ...
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Led by a pick-up in growth in India, which accounts for about 70 per cent of regional output, South Asia’s economic growth is set to reach a four-year high in 2015, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and ...
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A new industrial estate for garments is going to come up in Indonesia’s Boyolali Regency in the eastern part of Central Java province, reports The President Post. The garment park is planned to be set up by the local government of ...
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The exports of woven apparel and clothing accessories (under HS code 62) from the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia grew marginally by 1.76 percent to US$ 697.5 million in the first two months of the current year, compared to exports of ...
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The exports of woven apparel and clothing accessories (under HS code 62) from the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia grew marginally by 1.76 percent to US$ 697.5 million in the first two months of the current year, compared to exports of ...
Tags: Apparel, woven apparel
According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in the MENA region, steel demand is expected to grow by 6.1 percent to 66.7 million mt in 2014 after a 0.9 percent increase in 2013. Worldsteel pointed out ...
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Indonesia's Industry Minister Mohammad S. Hidayat said on Thursday that non-oil and gas industry in the country would grow up between 6.4 to 6.8 percent this year with an estimated export earning of 125 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in ...
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The Government of Indonesia is laying emphasis on human resource development in the textile industry, as the industry is one of the mainstays of commodity manufacturing industries and an important component of national economic development, ...
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India has lifted the 6.5 percent anti-dumping duty imposed on import of polypropylene (PP) from Oman in November 2010, Indian Ambassador to the Sultanate, JS Mukul told reporters in Muscat, reports Times of Oman. The decision of the ...
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According to a report released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, the ‘Qatar Economic Outlook 2013 – 2014 Update’, Qatar has seen a 6.2% increase in GDP compared to 2012 due partly to an increase in ...
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An average 2014 oil price of $81/b for Saudi export crude, or about $85/b for Brent, is likely to be needed for Saudi Arabia to balance state revenues with government spending in the coming year as oil production declines to 9.3 million ...
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At first glance Burundi and Ethiopia look like total opposites. Burundi is the smallest country in Africa while Ethiopia is one of the largest. But the two countries have a lot more in common than you might think. Agriculture is the ...
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About 500 textile mills in Indonesia need revitalization in order to enhance their competitiveness in the domestic and export markets, Industry Minister MS Hidayat said on the sidelines of a national coordination meeting of Indonesian ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Revitalization