Weekly News
Highlights
The 2018 Budget Speech (27/10/2017)
Comparison of Income Tax
BESTINET Presentation on FWCMSWeekly News 22/19 (1/6/2019)
Intertextile Shanghai Apaprel Fabric Date: 25-27/9/2019
Pakistan’s textile exports stagnant; RMG marks
3.2% growth
Nike announces changing pregnancy policy for women
athletes
Tapestry eyes expansion in Asia; 100 more stores
in the offing
Myntra in talks with Under Armour to run its
offline stores in India
Cash incentive for garment exporters likely
to be increased by 1%
Romanian garment workers paid below legal minimum
wage, alleges CCC
Neera International to help expand GIORDANO
in B’desh; acquires exclusive
dealership rights
Weekly News 21/19 (25/5/2019)
Pak-Turkey FTA to be signed by mid- June
Africa turns largest cotton source for
Bangladesh
Cambodian economy achieves robust growth
in 2018
Switzerland again lowers textile industry
customs duties
US increases additional tariff on China;
opportunity for India
Callaway's apparel business net sales up
692% in Q1 2019
Malaysian textile sector may gain big from
US-China trade war
Bangladesh’s exports to India increase by 53%; RMG
major contributor
Weekly News 20/19 (18/5/2019)
Carter's exceeds sales & earnings in Q1FY19
‘Lack of finance killed 130 textile units in
Nigeria’!
Asics developing best products & services using less
US tariff hike on $200 bn of Chinese imports takes effect
B’desh earns US $ 1.08 billion from apparel exports to US
Vietnam’s textile sector worried over rise in
retirement age
Bangladesh garment exports see 12.5% growth in July-April
FY19
Vietnam’s garment and textile sector
witnesses growth in Jan-Apr 2019
Malaysia's Import & Export of Textile & Apparel by HS 2D
(Jan-Mar 2019)
Weekly News 19/19 (11/5/2019)
Market for sports apparel is
expected to grow
MXP launches another apparel factory in
Vietnam
Nike, Gap fear the threat of trade sanctions
on Cambodia
Malaysia Import of Fabric by Sourcing Countries in HS4D
Vietnam fast becoming a favourite of global
fashion brands
Seidensticker Group opens second production
plant in Vietnam
Apparel manufacturers worry as minimum wage
increased in Uttar Pradesh
PVH signs a licensing deal with Nike to enhance
men’s underwear business
Weekly News 18/19 (4/5/2019)
Puma Bangladesh launches its biggest flagship
store
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry focusing on
emerging markets
Ralph Lauren new line of classic polo shirt
is made of plastic
Vietnamese garment and textile companies
eyeing Canadian market
Malaysia's Import of Synthetic Yarn by Sourcing Countries
(2014-2018)
Malaysia's Pile Fabric / Knit Fabric Export by Destinations
(2014-2018)
Tapestry sets goals to attain 95% raw materials traceability
across the supply chain
Shanghaitex 2019
Date: 25-28 Nov 2019
Vemue: Shanghai, China