In recent years there has been a sharp drop in the number of people employed in Zimbabwe’s textile and clothing sector, and the Government is now introducing a cluster based concept to put the industry back on track. Around ...
Tags: Cluster-Based Concept, Textile, Zimbabwe
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). ...
India’s apparel sector can post a three-fold export growth over the next three years if the Central Government permits it to use 15 percent of the export proceeds to import raw inputs like synthetic and polyester fabrics, which they ...
Tags: apparel, raw inputs, polyester fabrics, synthetic
In a bid to support the local textile firms seeking relief from Government duties, the Textile, Garment & Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) of Ghana has declared that this month onwards it would start negotiations with the Government to earn ...
Tags: TGLEU, Employees Union, Tax Waiver, Ghana Textile Firms
As a major step to draw more investments in the textile sector of the state, Madhya Pradesh government has announced a special concessions package for textile projects involving a minimum investment of Rs. 250 million. As reported ...
Tags: textile, textile projects, investment, textile industry, India
Mexico has won support of the EU and six other nations, including the US, in its trade dispute against China, Mexican Secretary of Economy Bruno Ferrari said. According to the Mexican Government, China extends subsidies to its textile ...
Tags: support, trade dispute, textile, garment, tax exemptions
The traditional handloom sector of India, which is grappling against the challenges posed by the powerloom industry for survival, is now looking at the Government for help. Saying that all that the Government needs to do is enforce laws ...
Tags: handlooms, handloom sector, handloom market, handloom industry
Announcing the end of cotton harvesting season in the country, Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov said that over 3.35 million tons of cotton has been harvested this season. The President congratulated cotton growers in the country for ...
Tags: cotton, Land program, textile, crop
Representatives of a Bangladeshi NGO visited the north-east Indian state of Manipur to survey the prospects of importing the state's textiles. The visit of the six-member team of Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) was ...
Eyeing capacity building of the country's cotton industry and to enable it to produce quality output and thereby to boost exports and raise profitability of farmers and ginners, Pakistan's Ministry of Textile Industry has decided to ...
Tags: textile, cotton industry, cotton, textile industry
The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
Tags: Rare Earths, WTO, Metallurgy, Mineral