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The 2018 Budget Speech (27/10/2017)
Comparison of Income Tax
BESTINET Presentation on FWCMS
Weekly News 09/20 (28/2/2020)
Uniqlo reopens around 100 stores in China
Adidas China business falls 85% for
coronavirus
Bossini faces huge losses; sales go down by 20%
Gap Inc. collaborates with ThredUp to sell used apparels
India marks 28.88% surge in kidswear exports to USA in 2019
Indonesia's largest integrated viscose rayon production unit
open
China creates turmoil as US falls in its
denim apparel import in 2019
China declines in its RMG export to Japan; ASEAN
grabs the share in 2019
Myanmar's apparel factories facing closure due to
Coronavirus impact
Weekly News 08/20 (21/2/2020)
USA falls in apparel
consumption in 2019!
PVH issues statement on
impact of Coronavirus
US January retail sales grow
2.7% over last year
Toray's carbon fibre sales
grow 16.8% in Q3 FY19
Nike's Move to Zero capsule
to release this summer!
Vietnam Textile firms urged
to source from Malaysia, India
Brands
depending on Asian countries for manufacturing apparels
EU cuts tariff preferences
to Cambodia; setback for textile sector
Prolonging Coronavirus: Garment accessories
makers fear Tk150 billion losses
Weekly News 07/20 (14/2/2020)
J.Crew to shut down stores
in Hong Kong
Apparel
export earnings drop 5.71% in July-January
Coronavirus: How Indian
industries to grab the opportunity
BCI retailer extends better cotton sourcing
by 40% in 2019
H&M, Coop Denmark join ChemSec's call to
end PFAS use
Coronavirus forces Nike to
close down half of its stores in China
Macy's to shut down 125
stores; to focus on reducing headcount
Turkey sees orders shifting
from China owing to Coronavirus impact
Weekly News 06/20 (7/2/2020)
Bangladesh is still ahead of Vietnam in
apparel exports
Columbia Sportswear appoints Tim Boyle as
Chairman
India stops export of N95
masks, protective clothing
Messe Frankfurt's Shanghai textile fairs
postponed
Authentic Brands Group coming to Forever 21’s
rescue!
Weakening apparel export
causes to lower cotton import in BD
Lindex Baby Home focuses on organic cotton
and recycled polyester
Myanmar’s export revenues from the textile manufacturing sector
make up nearly 10%
Weekly News 05/20 (1/2/2020)
USMCA offers
stability for US cotton in key markets
Japan offers funds for sericulture
project in Philippines
Diesel unveils
sustainable strategy for responsible living
Indian govt scraps MEIS for garments from March 7, 2019
Sri Lanka earns $5.3 bn in apparel export earnings in 2019
Bangladesh imports more than eight
million bales of cotton a year
Adidas will launch
gender-neutral clothing designed by singer Beyonce
Innovations
can present $20-30 bn biz opportunities for fashion industry
every year
Weekly News 04/20 (25/1/2020)
New
Minimum Wage Gazette
Myanmar
drafting national textile policy
Trade
of home linen increases by 35.79%
NCTO
questions US govt approach to tariff reductions
China,
US sign phase 1 trade deal; tariffs to stay for now
Morocco
adds tariffs on apparel from Turkey despite FTA
Lululemon
appoints Nikki Neuburger as chief brand officer
WTO
forms dispute panel over India's duty hike on US goods
Weekly News 03/20 (18/1/2020)
New Minimum Wage Gazette
Myanmar drafting national textile policy
Trade of home linen increases by 35.79%
NCTO
questions US govt approach to tariff reductions
China,
US sign phase 1 trade deal; tariffs to stay for now
Morocco adds tariffs on apparel from Turkey despite FTA
Lululemon
appoints Nikki Neuburger as chief brand officer
WTO
forms dispute panel over India's duty hike on US goods
Weekly News 02/20 (11/1/2020)
Malaysia's T & A Trade (Jan to Nov 2019)
Global Textile Raw Material Price 03-01-2020
India to review free trade agreements: minister
Pakistan withdraws all duties, taxes on cotton import
Global cotton prices forecast to fall in 2019-20, 2020-21
China drops tariffs on Pakistani products as FTA-II starts
Bangla RMG firms want 5% tolerance in yarn count at ports
Global smart textile market to reach USD 5.55 billion by 2025
Weekly News 01/20 (4/1/2020)
Men buy more clothes online than women
India may turn 4th-largest economy in 2026
65% Chinese like traditional Han clothing: survey
Cambodia's exports continue strong growth: ministry
Azerbaijan's area under cotton cultivation to rise in 2020
Online comprises 1.6% of retail sales in India: World Bank