textile industry
Ghana’s Textile Industry Pinched by Pirated Goods; Considers Banning All Imports
After long deliberation, Ghana’s government decided not to ban the importation of textiles, a…
Egypt’s Textile Workers Finally End Strikes; Gov’t Capitulates to Their Demands
After twelve tense days of protest, Egyptian textile workers finally put an end to their strike…
Pakistan’s Energy Sector Shows Improvement; Fuels Textile Growth
Energy shortages have long been a drag on Pakistan’s promising apparel and textile manufacturing sector…
Egypt’s Textile Workers Protest Government
Reports of unity in Egypt following its recent constitutional referendum, which was affirmed by a 98…
Will Indonesia’s Electricity Tariffs Undermine its Textile Industry?
Despite promising signs of future success, many are concerned that Indonesia’s textile industry could be…
Egypt Considers Massive Stimulus to Save Textile Industry
The Egyptian government, concerned that internal strife is undermining its central textile industry, is now…
Indonesia Matures into Competitive Alternative to Bangladesh
As Western retailers scour the globe for sourcing alternatives to politically perilous Bangladesh, all eyes…
Sri Lanka’s Apparel Exports Surge in October
Garment exports from Sri Lanka for September 2013, spiked to 30.7% over September 2012, said a news release…
Pakistan’s GSP Status with EU Could Be Worth $1 Billion; Energy Shortages Still Worrisome
Now that Pakistan has been granted duty-free access to European markets under the Generalized System of…
New Textile Enforcement and Security Act Reintroduced by Senator Hagan
Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) has reintroduced the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) in an updated form…
Beset by Political Chaos, Egypt Admits its Textile Industry is Hurting
Beset by internal chaos, Egypt has persistently maintained that its textile industry remains strong, despite…
Spurned By US, Pakistan Looks to EU for GSP Status
For all the talk about Pakistan seeking special trading status with the US under its Generalized System of…
Indonesia Looking Good To Foreign Textile Firms
A near-perfect set of conditions favorable to manufacturing in Central Java has foreign textile companies…
Factory Closings Strangle India’s Textile Employment
India has suffered massive job losses attributable to a shocking number of shuttered factories, according to…
US House Warns Against TPP Fallout
A letter calling for robust protections of the US textile industry from the potential results of…