Apparel and Textile News in Africa
Bangladesh’s Textile Success: A Blueprint for Africa’s Economic Advancement
Bangladesh, once grappling with economic devastation and poverty, has emerged as a global textile powerhouse, offering valuable lessons for aspiring African economies. Following its...
Africa
Countdown Begins: 100 Days to EATLW!
With just 100 days remaining until the highly anticipated East Africa Textile and Leather Week (EATLW), anticipation is...
Middle East and Africa
Alitheia IDF’s $5 Million Investment in IVILI Group, Empowering South African Women in Textile Industry
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Alitheia IDF, the first dedicated gender lens investing Private Equity Fund in Africa, has...
Egypt
SCZONE Textile Projects Valued Over $100 Million in West Qantara Industrial Zone
Mr. Waleid Gamal El-Dien, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), embarked on a productive visit...
Exhibition News
TRIFED Hosts Exhibition of Traditional Tribal Art, Artifacts, Paintings, Pottery, Textiles at Bharat Mandapam
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs is hosting an exhibition...
TUNISIA’S TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTS UP 11 PER CENT
For the first five months of 2017 Tunisia’s exports of the textile and clothing industries sector rose 11 per cent. The same applies to...
Italian textile factory inaugurated in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Italian fashion company ITACA recently inaugurated a $15-million textile factory at Ashegodain of Tigray state in Ethiopia. The factory has already started exporting clothes...
Zimbabwe’s textile industry targets 35,000 jobs in 5 yrs
Zimbabwe's textile industry: The Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (ZCMA) plans to employ 35,000 people in the next five years, largely because of the sector’s...
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Textile Industry in Tunisia
Tunisia certainly possesses some impressive statistics in relation to the textile industry, with the country first being the 5th most important supplier to European...
Ghana makes tax stamp compulsory on imported textiles
To curb illegal imports, Ghanaian authorities will put a tax stamp on textiles entering the country beginning June 1, 2018. And from September 1,...
What Is The Impact Of African Growth And Opportunity Act (AGOA) On The Textile And Apparel Industry Of Africa?
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (#AGOA) is a trade agreement between the US and 39 sub-Saharan African nations. It was enacted in 2000...
Egypt’s garment exports up 17% to $385 mn in Q1 2018
Garment exports from Egypt fetched $385 million (LE 6.77 billion) in the first quarter of 2018, showing an increase of 17 per cent over...
Indian companies invested $4 bn in South Africa: Report
Over 140 Indian companies which also operate in South Africa have collectively invested close to $4 billion, leading to the employment of over 18,000...
Rwanda says withdrawal of AGOA benefits US discretion
raising the US Government for having unilaterally initiated the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Rwandan ministry of trade and industry recently said...
