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STRONG R&D FOCUS TO HELP TURKISH TECHNICAL TEXTILES REACH CENTENNIAL EXPORT GOALS



The Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Associations (ITKIB) told WTiN.com this week that research and development in high value technical textiles will be a key focus for the Turkish textile sector as it aims for an export target of USD 20 billion by 2023.…

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PAKISTAN LAUNCHES NEW TEXTILE INDUSTRY POLICY – LOOKING TOWARDS 2019



THE PAKISTAN government has released its long awaited 2014-19 textile industrial policy, which includes a target of doubling the country’s overall annual textile and clothing industry exports to USD26 billion by 2019.
Pakistan’s federal minister for textile industry Abbas Khan Afridi and his ministry’s top official secretary Amir M Khan Marwat have announced the government will spend Pakistan Rupees PKR64.15 billion (USD632 million) on working towards this this goal until 2019.…

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AGOA’S EXTENSION IMPORTANT FOR MANY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MANUFACTURERS



The United States’ African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) has helped boost many African countries’ apparel and textile sector, giving them duty-free and quota-free access to the US market. And while many are keen to see the act renewed before its expiration this September 30, some countries have benefited more than others.…

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SRI LANKA NEGOTIATES WITH EU FOR GSP PLUS



The new Sri Lankan government has started negotiations with the European Union (EU) in a bid to re-secure membership of Europe’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP +) scheme. If successful, the move would see EU tariffs fall for Sri Lankan clothing and textile exports.…

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EU STALLS PAKISTAN BID FOR WTO PET COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE



THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has stalled a bid by Pakistan to launch a World Trade Organisation (WTO) case focused on its complaints about against EU countervailing duties levied on certain Pakistani PET (polyethylene terephthalate) exports.
EU diplomats used their right to block the establishment of a disputes panel to adjudicate the row, at a meeting yesterday (Monday Feb 23) of the WTO disputes settlement body (DSB).…

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INDIAN PAKISTAN TRADE RELATIONS DEVELOP UNEVENLY WHILE MAJOR TRADE DEAL REMAINS OUT OF REACH



India and Pakistan are trying to remove barriers that are hindering the trade of cotton and textile between these two neighbouring countries, however deep-rooted historic and political resentments continue to hinder progress.
These have helped put out of reach a major trade deal that would sweep away import-export barriers, despite the governments of both countries having relatively new electoral mandates.…

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EGYPT TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTOR FAILS TO EXPLOIT LATEST COTTON PRODUCTION STRENGTHS



The Egyptian textile sector is a mixed bag, succeeding in certain sub-sectors and struggling in others, while failing to add value to its core strength in cotton production. It has managed to weather the ongoing political instability, but exports are weak due to lower demand from Europe, and the overall sector is straining to keep up with global competition.…

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PAKISTAN LAUNCHES NEW TEXTILE INDUSTRY POLICY – LOOKING TOWARDS 2019



THE PAKISTAN government has released its long awaited 2014-19 textile industrial policy, which includes a target of doubling the country’s overall annual textile and clothing industry exports to USD26 billion by 2019.
Pakistan’s federal minister for textile industry Abbas Khan Afridi and his ministry’s top official secretary Amir M Khan Marwat have announced the government will spend Pakistan Rupees PKR64.15 billion (USD632 million) on working towards this this goal until 2019.…

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EASA WARNS AIRLINES TO FLY HIGHER OVER PAKISTAN TO EVADE TERROR ATTACK THREAT



THE EUROPEAN Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has warned airlines to “exercise extreme caution if planning to fly into, out of, within or above Pakistan airspace,” because of increased risks of ground-based terrorist attacks on planes.

A EASA safety information bulletin cites a AIC France circular issued by DGAC-France requiring French operators not to fly in Pakistan airspace (OPLR – Lahore and FIR OPKR – Karachi) below flight level 240 (around 7,400 metres in altitude).…

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PAKISTAN UPCOMING TEXTILE POLICY WILL NURTURE NON-WOVENS



 

Pakistan’s minister for the textile industry Abbas Khan Afridi has said the country’s delayed, but still upcoming, five-year textile policy will cater to the needs of the nonwoven textile sector, as it has the potential to grow.

Talking to WTiN.com,…

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