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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EU commissioner in Iran in bid to protect trade ties

EU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete arrived in Tehran on Saturday to present plans for continuing oil and gas purchases and protect European companies...

Turkey’s lira hits record low, Fitch sounds alarm over Erdogan’s policy drive

Turkey’s lira hit a record low for the third straight session on Tuesday, battered by deepening concerns about President Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on monetary...

Kenya – A Rising Power In Apparel Industry?

Country Overview The Republic of Kenya is an East African country bordering the Indian Ocean, located between Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, and Tanzania. The country...

Mohtasham Carpet Pioneers New ZIMMER AUSTRIA Tech in Iran

Following a project initiated by ZIMMER AUSTRIA, last year, for digital printing on polyester woven, Iranian carpet manufacturer Mohtasham Carpet has been the first...

Islamic economy generates 8.3% of Dubai’s GDP

The contribution of the Islamic economy to Dubai’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased from 7.6 per cent in 2014 to 8.3 per cent in...

ILO, IHKIB to work together under cooperation protocol

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (IHKIB) are working together under a cooperation protocol to create decent work for Syrians...

Stäubli succesful at ITM Turkey

The ITM trade fair for textile technology closed its doors 2018 after four days profiting from an important visitor density. Stäubli with its welcoming...

TCCIMA to dispatch trade delegation to Serbia, Poland, Germany in mid-June

Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) will send an economic-trade delegation to Serbia, Poland and Germany on June 16, the official...

Iranian trade delegation to accompany Rouhani in Austria, Switzerland tour

A delegation from Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) will accompany Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in his trip to Switzerland and...

Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Committee meeting in Doha

The sixth meeting of the Iran–Qatar Joint Economic Committee is currently underway in Doha, according to a report by IRNA on Sunday. This renewed...
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