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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Premiere Vision Istanbul 2018 Attracts Global Visitors

Premiere Vision Istanbul 2018, the 8th edition of the premium hub for Middle East & Eastern Europe fashion, which was held from March 7...

Cotton export dents industrialisation: Nigerian Minister

Continued export of raw cotton with little or no value addition by the African producers is unsustainable due to global instability in the prices of the...

Future-KR Joint Venture to Operate Apparel Stores in Gulf

India’s Future Group recently announced a 50:50 joint venture, KR Future Fashions, with Khimji Ramdas (KR) to operate Fashion at Big Bazaar (fbb) apparel...

Nigerian should opt for mass production: fashion designers

Many Nigerian fashion designers feel their country, one of the biggest consumers of fashion in Africa, can boost the economy, meet rising domestic demand,...

Global interest in African cotton growing

Global interest in Africa is growing. The US and Russia don’t want to be sidelined in the Dark Continent by strategic super-investor China. At...

Iran Ranked 16th Largest Car Manufacturer in the World in 2017

According to the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), Iran ranked as the 16th largest car producer globally in 2017, underscoring the country's...

IMF Urges Iran to Make Structural Economic Reforms, Address Youth Unemployment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Iran for structural economic reforms for enabling the private sector to grow and to create the jobs...

Sharjah established women-only business portal

The Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) and the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) have launched a platform available to women entrepreneurs, aimed at accelerating...

Moroccan Artisans And Handicrafts In The Spotlight in Abu Dhabi

Moroccan Artisans and Handicrafts Take Centre Stage in Abu Dhabi Moroccan craftsmen brought their traditional handicrafts to the UAE capital as part of the "Morocco...

Decline In Apparel Exports To UAE

India’s credit rating agency Icra has sounded a warning signal to the apparel export sector stating that the volume and value of exports are...
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