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Belgium : The Doha Development Agenda - EU makes new offers
Yesterday, the EU has tabled new proposals on agriculture and other areas of the DDA trade talks to its negotiating partners in the "Five Interested Parties" (FIPs).
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Israel : Membership to Euro-Mediterranean cumulation of origin zone portends huge benefits for textile industry
Israeli textile companies are to benefit from the country's joining the European-Mediterranean cumulation of origin zone. The agreement will save many jobs in the textile and allied industries in whic...
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AFRICA SUFFERS FROM TEXTILE QUOTA PHASE-OUT
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have been the main losers from the end-2004 phase-out of trade quotas on textiles and clothing, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (IL...
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East African Countries for Common Textile Policy
MEMBER countries of the East African Community are to formulate a common textile policy to promote the cotton sector.
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US-China textile negotiations conclude, major issues outstanding
Textile negotiations between the United States and China concluded with significant progress in some areas but with significant differences between the two sides remaining. Both sides agreed to meet a...
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Egypt will sign a FTA with Turkey to reach One Billion USD bilateral trade value next year
The Egyptian Minister of Industry and Trade , Eng. Rachid Mohamed Rachid during his three day visit to Turkey on the occasion of talks with Turkish State Minister Mr. Tuzmen, agreed on signing the Fre...
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Dubai offers huge potential for textile industry
Over billing of goods in the Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) system and the delay in shipping are preventing textile buyers from Dubai to source goods from India, said Devkishan Manghani, vice-presi...
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Possible US textile safeguards draw criticism
US measure to safeguard its market against Chinese textiles cannot be justified and a government delegation will soon be taking up the issue with US and EU authorities, according to the Chinese Govern...
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Chinese textile exports alarm rich and poor nations as quotas lifted
The flood of Chinese exports following the end of the global textile trade quota system has set off protectionist alarms in the West and threatened the jobs of millions of workers in poorer countries.
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US launches safeguard investigations over imports from China, quotas expected by mid-May
The US is now widely expected reimposing quotas on cotton trousers, cotton knit shirts and underwear from China after interagency panel CITA Monday announced that it will launch safeguard investigatio...
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WTO COTTON SUB-COMMITTEE<br> Members start work, looking at farm talks and development aspects of cotton
The Cotton Sub-Committee heard updates on the agriculture talks and development aspects of cotton, getting down to substance after it swiftly adopted its work programme at its second meeting on 22 Mar...
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Fears over textile imports stall EU trade reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments failed to agree on Thursday on a new preferential trade duties system that would cut tariffs on textile imports from Asia, diplomats said.
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Moroccan Textile Industry Suffering
Morocco textile exports fell by 33 percent in January when all textile quotas expired, allowing countries like China to sell their products everywhere, Trade Minister Mustapha Mechahouri said Friday.
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China must restrict textile exports, EU trade commissioner warns
Speaking in China, European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warned that China must restrict its textile exports or risk destabilizing world trade.
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Egypt: MFTI Approves 397 Companies to Join QIZ Agreement
The government has approved 397 out of a total of 440 applications submitted by local companies to join the Qualified Industrial Zones Agreement, according to Rachid Mohammad Rachid, Egypt’s Minister...
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Textile export curbs to remain
Major countries removed their textile trading quotas as scheduled on January 1, but many restrictive measures remain, especially for China.
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End to textile quotas hits Morocco hard
The abolition on January 1 of textile quotas under an international agreement is a "real earthquake" threatening tens of thousands of jobs in Morocco, a top industry official said in a press report.
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Egypt overcomes the challenges of post 2005 with QIZ and FTA agreements with US
Egypt is striving to overcome the challenges of the ATC with securing the QIZ and FTA agreements with the US. The challenges of the implementation of the ATC agreement on the 1st of January 2005, will...
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Millions worldwide fear open trade in textiles
Tens of millions of people worldwide face dramatic changes when the international quota system for textiles and clothing comes to an end on January 1, 2005, the International Confederation of Free Tra...
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EU bracing for China textile
The European Union is ready to safeguard its textiles industry if there is a surge in cheap trade from China after global import quotas are lifted in January, the EU new trade commissioner said yester...