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P&G Revises Earnings Forecast Downward; Currency Fluctuations Taking a Toll
One perennial danger for multinational corporations working in developing countries is that they’re…
Indonesian Unions Demand 30% Wage Hike; Stage Nationwide Demonstrations
Indonesia is the latest developing nation to be roiled by contention over minimum wages for factory workers…
Cambodia Braces for New Round of Massive Protests
Despite some signs of progress towards resolution, Cambodian labor unions are planning another massive…
Jos. A. Bank Makes Bid to Buy Eddie Bauer
Jos. A. Bank finally found another retailer happy to be acquired by it; the clothier will purchase Eddie…
U.S. Maintains Duty on Chinese Wire Hangers; China Protests
On February 6, the six members of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) unanimously…
Sri Lanka to World: We Are an Apparel Nation
In case there was any ambiguity, Sri Lanka has announced itself as primarily an apparel-producing…
Struggling Esprit to Close 17 Stores; 150 Jobs Will Be Cut
Esprit is the latest casualty of the retail industry’s sluggishness, and sources have reported the retailer…
U.S. Committed to Burma’s Reform; Exclusive Interview with USTR Spokeswoman
Burma embarked upon an aggressive agenda of democratic reform in 2012, with plans to liberalize its…
Western Retailers Hot on Burma: Exclusive Interview with USTR Spokeswoman
In response to the perils of doing business in politically unstable countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia…
Myanmar Reforms Make Progress But Challenges Remain; Chronic Labor Shortages
Following a slackening of Myanmar’s once oppressive restrictions on commerce, Western nations have been…
Egypt Roiled By Massive Textile Worker Protests
Thousands of workers went on strike in Egypt on February 10, protesting a delay in the disbursement of an…
Pakistan Trade Show to Draw $100 Million in Indian Orders
In a rare show of rapprochement, Pakistan and India are increasing the collaboration between their…
Primark Signs Greenpeace Pledge to Eliminate Hazardous Chemicals
Greenpeace has notched another victory in its quest for more environmentally responsible supply chains…
Pacific Alliance Settled; Historic Opening of Latin American Markets
The Pacific Alliance (PA)–a free trade agreement between Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile–finally concluded…
Will Electricity Price Hikes Kill Indonesia’s Apparel Industry?
Indonesia’s much anticipated emergence as an apparel manufacturing power has been sometimes halted by its…