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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World Bank offers Sh1.2b to boost Kenya’s cotton sector

Kenya’s Kisumu National Polytechnic has received Sh1.2 billion funding from the World Bank to create centres of excellence for value addition in the cotton...

Nigerian Central Bank panel to revive textile firms

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently set up a committee to revive the country’s cotton, textile and garment industry following the earlier restriction...

Bottom UP! Creating a sustainable value chain in Ethiopia

Creating a sustainable and transparent garment value chain is the need of the hour in Ethiopia. Initiated by Cotton made in Africa, Solidaridad, Danish Ethical...

Essity Divests Stake in Turkey’s SCA Yildiz

Sweden-based hygiene and health company Essity AB has announced plans to divest its 50% stake in Turkish company SCA Yildiz to Yildiz, the joint...

Pilot production begins at Algeria-Turkey textile factory

The Algerian Ministry of Industry and Mines announced yesterday the beginning of a one-month pilot production phase at the country’s largest textile factory in...

UAE ranks 3rd largest country in terms of apparel and textile exports and is among the largest sector of the Middle East

The fashion industry in GCC states continues to maintain a positive momentum attributed to key factors in influencing the market like robust economic growth,...

Huge Iranian rugs to be displayed at Tehran int’l fair

After eight years of intensive round the clock work, two 600-square-meter handmade Iranian carpets are about to be finished in the next several months...

Iran official stresses boost of ties with Armenia

Iranian private sector is committed to attend the Armenian market, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. Active participation of Iranian companies in Armenian international...

Iran attends SCO int’l investment fair

SCO int'l investment fair :: The first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) International Trade and Investment Fair opened on Friday in the port city of...

Iran, Pakistan working on barter trade mechanism

Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce, Textile Industries and Production says Iran and Pakistan are working on a barter trade deal mechanism to enhance...
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