Middle East and Africa

Egypt Advances Textile Sector Modernisation With Greater Private Sector Role

Egypt is moving forward with plans to modernise its state-owned cotton, spinning, weaving and garment industry, with the government seeking greater private sector participation in the management and operation...

Egypt’s Home Textile Industry Gains Momentum: Interview with Towelie

By: Behnam Ghasemi | Editor-in-Chief, Kohan Textile Journal On-location coverage at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Executive Summary At Intertextile Shanghai, the...

Kenya’s Apparel Industry Gains Trade Certainty as US Senate Backs AGOA Extension to 2028

Kenya’s textile and apparel industry is set to gain greater trade certainty following the US Senate’s approval of...

Climate Change Puts Africa’s Cotton and Textile Ambitions Under Pressure

Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that...

Nigeria’s Textile Imports Surge as Northern Cotton Industry Struggles to Recover

Nigeria’s textile industry is facing mounting pressure as imported fabrics from China, India and Pakistan continue to strengthen...

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Egyptian Ready-to-Wear Export Council Targets $4.4 Billion in Garment Exports by 2026

Egypt’s ready-to-wear garment exports are expected to reach $4.4 billion by 2026, according to the Egyptian Ready-to-Wear Export Council. The forecast was announced on...

Aegean Cotton Output Expected to Drop 10–15% After Heavy Harvest-Season Rainfall

In a written statement, İzmir Commodity Exchange (İTB) Board Chair Işınsu Kestelli announced that additional field surveys were conducted across the Aegean region in...

Morocco Ranks Third in Africa’s 2025 Textile and Apparel Exports

Morocco rose to third place in Africa's textile and apparel exports in 2025, underscoring the country's rapid industrial growth and strategic trade positioning, according...

Egypt’s Textile and Apparel Industry Enters New Growth Phase with SCZONE-Led Mega Projects

Egypt’s spinning, textile, and apparel sector is undergoing a major structural transformation, driven by the rollout of 13 large-scale industrial projects within the Suez...

İTHİB President Öksüz: Türkiye Competes with Global Giants in Textiles

Türkiye’s textile and raw materials sector closed 2025 with a strong performance, reaching $11.4 billion in exports. Together with the apparel industry, total exports...

amec Hosts Reverse Trade Mission to Strengthen Links with Middle East and North Africa

The electricity and industrial technology sector is entering a key phase of international expansion, with particularly strong opportunities emerging in the Middle East and...

ITM 2026: The Meeting Point Of Green Transformation And The Digital Future In The Textile Industry

Shaping the transformation of the textile industry, the ITM 2026 International Textile Machinery Exhibition is set to lead the sector into the future with...

ILO Backs Ghana’s Drive to Revive Domestic Garment Industry

Ghana’s efforts to rebuild its domestic garment industry have received renewed support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is backing a new advocacy...

Indonesia Plans US$6 Billion Textile SOE to Counter Tariffs, Import Pressures

Indonesia is preparing to launch a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) dedicated to the textile and garment sector, a move aimed at protecting the industry...

US House Backs Retroactive Extension of AGOA and HOPE/HELP Trade Programs

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)—first enacted in 2000—expired on 30 September 2025, prompting renewed debate in Washington over the future of US...
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