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‘Intensified competition with China’ dents Pakistan’s textile sector: Economic Survey 2023-24 - Giz, 2024-06-18T12:20:41+07:00

Intensified competition with China and weakened external demand hit Pakistan’s textile sector, which remained at the receiving end during the outgoing fiscal ...

ADB, Ananta Group Sign Deal to Promote Energy-Efficient Fabric Manufacturing, Create Jobs in Bangladesh - Giz, 2024-07-29T14:59:14+07:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $40 million financing package with Ananta Knitwear Limited (AKL) to finance a new knit fabric factory in ...

Approval for new Bt cotton variety expected soon, says Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh - Giz, 2024-07-01T19:19:20+07:00

A new variety of technologically advanced Bt cotton likely to be allowed soon for commercial cultivation to help Indian textile industry in a bigger way, ...

Bahlil confirms massive layoff in textile sector - Giz, 2024-08-05T15:01:33+07:00

Minister of Investment/ Head of Indonesia Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia has confirmed of massive layoffs in textile industry in several location ...

Bring out policies to support ready to cut fabrics, says textile association - Giz, 2024-06-10T15:31:34+07:00

The Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) has appealed to the Central and State governments to come out with schemes that will support investments in ...

BTMA advocates for immediate action to save textile industry - Giz, 2024-07-12T15:35:20+07:00

The Bangladesh Textile Mill Association (BTMA) has presented a bleak image of Bangladesh’s core textile industry, urging the Government to act quickly to ...

Call to add textile waste to Basel Convention - Giz, 2024-04-12T14:52:48+07:00

BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) states France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Austria are calling for textile waste to be covered by the Basel Convention to ...

Calls for PFA phase-out after Bangla water pollution linked to apparel - Giz, 2024-06-03T16:09:32+07:00

The apparel sector is being urged to demand PFAS-free products after a study linked high levels of toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" in surface and drinking water ...

Cambodia's apparel industry resilient, exports up 20% in Jan-Apr 2024 - Giz, 2024-05-13T21:18:16+07:00

Cambodia's apparel exports grew by 20.80 per cent in the first 4 months of 2024, representing 32.42 per cent of its foreign income. This increase reflects a ...

Charting Maharashtra’s Path to Becoming a Textile Hub - Giz, 2024-04-05T17:01:13+07:00

The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has expedited the growth of the state’s textile industry.