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Egyptian Government decides on support for textile workers, adopts industry as national project
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said the government has decided to give full support to textile workers to revive the industry, adding that important decisions were made to develop the industry.
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UAE replaces ‘yard’ with ‘metre’ in textile trade
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has replaced its foot, inch and yard measurement system with the metric system in textile trade, under the national system of measurement and calibration, according to t...
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Egyptian govt hikes spinners’ subsidy to EGP 500mn
The Government of Egypt has increased the subsidy provided to spinners from the current EGP 200 million to EGP 500 million for the current marketing season 2013-14, reports The Cairo Post.
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Pakistan produces finest quality textile products: KCCI President
President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Haroon Agar emphasised that Pakistan produces world's finest quality textile products; the leading international brands purchase thei...
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Turkey: Erdogan in Maghreb boosts economic influence
Clamour over Gezi Park protests and criticism of Turkish Premier Recep Tayyp Erdogan have shadowed the recent trip taken by the prime minister to Maghreb
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Egypt seeks Swiss help for developing its textile sector
The upper house of Egyptian bicameral Parliament – the Shura Council – has sought enhanced provision for subsidies for its textile sector from Switzerland, to enable it to better support small, micro...
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Vietnam sets ambitious export goals
Vietnam’s textile and clothing manufacturers set a goal to become one of the top five exporting nations by 2020, according to a recent report, Textile Outlook International from Textiles Intelligence....
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EU-India FTA will increase bilateral textiles & apparel trade
The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and India, negotiations for which are currently taking place, would increase textiles and garment trade between the two.
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Egypt removes ban on imports of cotton fiber
Egypt has decided to remove the ban imposed on cotton fiber imports which has been issued by Ministrial Decree earlier. The Egyptian cotton fiber has fulfilled domestic consumption during the imposed...
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India warn Egypt to lift safeguard import duty on Indian cotton yarn
India has submitted an unofficial notice to Egypt seeking removal of “wrongful’’ penal duties imposed on cotton yarn imported from the country as it flouted World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
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American Quilter’s Society Selling Egyptian Textile Artwork
American Quilter’s Society commissioned new works from the Tentmakers of Cairo for display at AQS QuiltWeek™ in Lancaster, PA, March 13-16, 2013. Each of the 18 shops in the marketplace of the Tentmak...
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Sudanese Minister suggests steps to boost cotton exports
Mr. Osman Omer Alshareef, Sudanese Minister of Commerce has suggested harmonization of production and marketing polices to boost exports of cotton from the country.
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Indian Minister; Anand Sharma urges UAE to give textile imports concession
The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma, in a bilateral meeting with Ms. Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, UAE, in Dubai, said that despite...
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Euratex hails EU-US trade & investment negotiations
EURATEX welcomes the joint decision taken by EU and US Authorities to start the negotiations to conclude a Comprehensive Trade and Investment Agreement.
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Dhaka, Cairo MoU to deepen ties
Bangladesh and Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Cairo to ‘deepen and widen’ their cooperation. The deal on bilateral consultations was signed on Monday by Bangladesh’s acting F...
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Taiwanese textiles to reach US & EU via Mexico, Turkey
Taiwanese products, including textiles, will use Mexico as gateway to increase its exports to the US, to reduce the negative impact of the South Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA), the country’s trad...
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India involves WTO with Egypt recent import duties on cotton yarn
India has requested consultations with Egypt as per the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Safeguards, in response to Egypt’s imposition of special import duties on Indian c...
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Pakistan gets textile trade waiver for European Union markets
Pakistan's efforts to revive its export sector have received a big boost after some of its goods were given duty free access to the European Union (EU). The World Trade Organization (WTO) has approved...
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China-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to affect Taiwan’s textile exports.
Taiwan’s textile exports to China are likely to be hit by the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), negotiations for which are going to start soon, Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (BoFT) General Di...
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Egypt: PM Dr. Ganzoury announces 33 Million USD the government's support for the Egyptian cotton.
Dr. Kamal El Ganzoury ( Egypt Prime Minister) has decided to increase the support given from the government to the Egyptian cotton for the current season from 25 Million USD to 33 Million USD.