MARKET & ECONOMY​

The Cambodian government is calling on international buyers to increase investment in the garment and footwear sector and to introduce new technologies to help modernise the industry, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC).

The Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM), a business network and advocacy organisation for the Ghanaian apparel business, was launched in Accra recently and the launch was performed by the Trades Minister of Trade and Industry, John K Alan Kyerematen.

Pakistan’s textile exports rose eight per cent to $4.39 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal 2017/18 as the industry’s value-added sector continued to post recovery in export earnings during the period, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data revealed.

Beaulieu Yarns, the global supplier of high-quality polyamide and polypropylene yarns, has announced the achievement of Highly Protected Risk (HPR) status for its French production site, Ideal Fibres & Fabrics Comines. Awarded by FM Global, HPR designation means a facility meets the highest industry standards for property protection.

International Apparel Federation (IAF) decided to host to the 34th World Fashion Convention together with the Dutch fashion and textiles industry association Modint in the city of Maastricht in the southeast of the Netherlands

The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is organising the 9tth edition of annual conference on textile and apparel Industry “TAG 2017” at the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai