Intex South Asia 2016, South Asia’s only international sourcing show for yarns, apparel fabrics, denim fabrics, clothing accessories, and allied services, will be held from November 16 to 18, 2016, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the Sri Lanka exhibition and convention centre.

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition 2016 wrapped up very recently with participants praising the quality and internationality of the fair’s 22nd edition.

Cotton consumption this year will be the highest in six years. Total global consumption will be about 112 million bales (480 lbs each).

India jumped 16 places for the second year in a row to the 39th rank on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index 2016-17.

Asian Development Bank has retained its projections for India’s economic growth at 7.4 per cent for the current financial year, 0.2 percentage points lower than what was clocked in 2015-16.

To grab the market share vacated by Chinese apparel manufacturers, India’s Clothing Manufacturers’ Association of India (CMAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles (CCCT) to explore potential areas of mutual co-operation for increasing apparel exports from India.

German government is providing Bangladesh with ?50 million in assistance to improve garment workers? skills, said commerce ministry sources.

A new report from technology consultancy Cientifica examines how smart textiles are creating a fourth industrial revolution for the textiles and fashion industry worth more than $130 billion by 2025.

Italy’s womenswear turnover is growing despite global uncertainty. The numbers confirm it: companies in the sector (including apparel and outerwear, shirts and leather goods) ended 2015 with revenue of €12.8 billion, up 2.5 per cent versus the softer 1.4 per cent growth registered by menswear.