Middle East and Africa

Africa Textile Talks 2026 to Spotlight Regenerative Textile Innovation and Sustainable Manufacturing in Cape Town

As Africa continues to strengthen its position in the global textile and fashion industry, Africa Textile Talks 2026 will return for its sixth edition on 31 July–1 August 2026...

UAE Launches ‘Naseej’ Initiative to Advance Textile Circularity and Reduce Waste

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched Naseej, the National Initiative for Textile Circularity, marking a significant step...

The Logistics of Regional Displacement: Navigating the Turkish-Egyptian Textile Corridor

In the modern global textile apparatus, the commercial viability of high-volume garment factories, industrial sewing systems, and computerized...

GID Textile Egypt Targets $500 Million in Exports with Major Expansion Plans

Egypt is set to strengthen its position as a regional textile manufacturing hub as GID Textile Egypt Group...

India–Oman CEPA Opens New Export Opportunities for Textile and Apparel Industry

The implementation of the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is expected to provide a significant boost to...

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Aramco Acquires 70% Stake in SABIC from Saudi Arabia’s PIF

Saudi Aramco recently announced it has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund (PIF),...

Egypt to import 3 cotton ginning machines from India

The Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning, Weaving and Garments, affiliated to the Egyptian ministry of Public Enterprise Sector, has signed contracts for import of...

Dubai Design Week 2020

Held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Dubai Design...

Nigeria’s Zamfara state to boost cotton production

The Zamfara state government in Nigeria recently received approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to finance 60,000 cotton and rice farmers, according...

Making Shahr-e-Aftab an FTZ on agenda

TEHRAN – Making Iran’s Shahr-e Aftab International Exhibition Center a free trade zone (FTZ) is on the agenda, the center’s managing director announced. Mohammad-Raouf Ghaderi...

Projects to Strengthen Middle East and Africa Textile And Clothing Sector

Project (1): Switch Med Programme (Road Map for scaling up Resource Efficiency) Donor: funded by The European Union & UNIDO Duration: 3 Years Description: - The project aims...

British Egyptian Business Association; Egypt, UK to soon sign FTA

Egypt will soon sign a free trade agreement with the UK following the latter’s exit from the EU, commonly known as Brexit, according to...

Jordan’s Textile & Apparel Industry: Small But Significant

▶︎ In Brief: Jordan’s textile and apparel industry is a key economic pillar, contributing over 27% of exports and employing 75,000 workers. Supported by U.S....

MENATEX Project To Strengthen Jordan’s Textile And Clothing Sector

Jordan's textile and clothing sector stands to benefit from new job opportunities and greater exports thanks to a project launched in Amman today. Funded by...

Nigeria CBN to Fund 1.6 mn Cotton Farmers This Season

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will fund 1.6 million farmers in the 2020 wet season to help raise farm output. The apex bank...
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