Africa

Shared Utilities Help African Textile Hubs Expand Cotton Processing

Industrial parks in Africa are using shared water treatment, electricity connections and logistics services to reduce the infrastructure costs manufacturers face when establishing textile...

Textile Export Council of Egypt to Participate in GTR North Africa 2026

The Textile Export Council of Egypt (TEC) will participate in GTR North Africa 2026, a regional conference focused...

Comercial Arqué Sees Egypt as Textile Nearshoring Hub

Egypt’s established textile manufacturing base, proximity to Europe and long-standing cotton heritage could strengthen its position as a...

Nigeria Urged to Act as 180 Textile Factories Shut Down

Nigeria’s Federal Government has been urged to take immediate action to protect the country’s remaining cotton, textile and...

Can Africa Turn Its Cotton Strength Into a Global Textile Industry?

Africa is an important supplier of raw cotton to the global economy, yet it captures only a limited...

Saurer to present spinning and embroidery technologies at ITME Africa

As a member of the Swiss Textile Machinery Association, Saurer will give visitors the opportunity to learn about the company and to gain an...

Yoox Net-a-Porter appoints Nisreen Shocair as Middle East CEO

Yoox Net-a-Porter, the online luxury fashion retailer from Italy, has named Nisreen Shocair as its Middle East CEO. At Yoox Net-a-Porter, Nisreen will be instrumental...

Interview with Ketan Sarvaiya Director of Colorband Dyestuff (P) Ltd.

Could you please let us know more about COLORBAND Group and products, goals and success story? Colorband Dyestuff P. Ltd. is a dyestuff manufacturing company, with its...

ITME Society brings together African women entrepreneurs

A 3-day programme from December 19-21 commencing with B2B meetings for exclusive delegation of women entrepreneurs from 4 African nations looking at sourcing from...

Tunisia: handicraft exports should bring in 80 MD in 2019

Exports of handicraft products should bring in 80 million dinars (MD) in 2019, against 79 million in 2018, according to a document provided by...

EGYPT’S EXPORTS TO EAST ASIA HIT $4.3BN IN 2018

The Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has reported an increase in the value of exports to East Asian countries by...

Tunisia to host ”Prosper Africa” Summit in February 2020

Tunisia will host on February 6, 2020 the “Prosper Africa” Summit, a U.S. Government Initiative that unlocks opportunities to do business in Africa —...

Tunisia: CEPEX Trade Representations in Africa at the service of exports

Nearly 400 Tunisian companies wishing to go global took part in the open day with members of the network of commercial representations of the...

Myanmar to increase garment exports to Turkey

Myanmar is eyeing more foreign investment and Turkey tops the country’s list with regard to the same. To further boost investments in education and airlines,...

Vietnam Textile Sector Orders Hit by African Competition

▶︎ In Brief: Vietnam’s textile industry faces a sharp decline in orders as buyers shift to cheaper African nations. Rising raw material costs, limited tech...
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