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Related Keywords: Agriculture, boost new businesses, bring trade balance of USD one billion, construction sector, expect to reach FTA by this June, highest-level negotiations, metal, move is comprised in the negotiation process on textile, next five year period, Turkey and Peru, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visit to Lima contributed positive approach

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's official visit to Lima —last February— contributed to a very positive approach between both countries. Turkey and Peru to bring the trade balance to US$1.00 billion over the next five-year period for which both countries are expected to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by June 2016. Both governments intend to boost new businesses, said Turkish Ambassador to Peru Ferda Akkerman.

Related Keywords: allow Canada to have better trade platform, Canada retailers, expo will be working with CCCT, find more and better ways to source products, hub for fashion, International Apparel Sourcing show, international textile producers, series of seminars on trade and textile, to be held in Toronto

The International Apparel Sourcing Show (Apparelsourcing) to be held in Toronto, as it is Canada’s hub for fashion as well as its largest city with a population of more than 6 million (GTA). It is the fifth largest city in North America as well. This show will allow Canada to have a better trade platform for the apparel industry and find more and better ways to source their products.

Related Keywords: by ten percent, can be revived by tax breaks, immediately stop collection of export development fund, on verge of collapse, other relaxations, Pakistan textile sector, Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Shahid Rasheed Butt, speaking to business community, TPP agreement to hit Pakisatn export, used to advance personal agenda

Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Shahid Rasheed Butt on Sunday speaking to the business community, said that collection of export Development Fund should be stopped immediately as it is being used to advance personal agenda which warrants an action.

He blamed export managers for pushing country in debt trap by failing to spur external trade. Also semi-qualified and outdated export managers are unaware of changing export trends and they are too much focused on politics.

Related Keywords: accessing the lucrative EU market, again retain vibrancy, AGOA, attractive to investors, country will benefit through shipping goods, duty free market, economic partnership agreement, Europenan Union, includes Textile, make Swaziland more competitive, positively contribute to economic development, Swaziland textile, to union without delay

With the European Union (EU) opening duty-free market for 9 600 products including textile by October, Swaziland’s textile industry will again retain its vibrancy that was impaired due to the loss of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) almost two years ago.

Through the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) countries are allowed to export goods to the EU, duty-free under AGOA. The country is in the process of ratifying the agreement with the assistance of the EU.

Related Keywords: boost textile sector, garment companies, global economic slowdown, high cost of finance, interest subvention of three point five, major barrier for growth of textile sector, stiff competition, union textile ministry, working capital loan

The high cost of finance has been a major barrier for growth of the textiles sector, in a bid to counter torpidity in exports due to stiff competition, the Union textile ministry is contemplating interest subvention of 3.5 percent on the working capital loan for garment companies

Rashmi Verma, secretary, Union textiles ministry said that in order to boost the textile sector, they have announced several incentives in the last few months. The major area of concern, however, remains high cost of production because of elevated interest rates on working capital.

Related Keywords: cotton fabric from handloom weavers in Kerala, directorate of handloom and textiles, huge demand for organically grown cotton fabric, launch program to encourage handloom weavers, major shift from conventional products to organic products, organically grown, Sam Itticheriya, switch to organic cotton, textile and handloom segment

The textile and handloom segment of the market was seeing a major shift from conventional products to organic products. Sensing the opportunity, Sam C. Itticheriya, the directorate of handloom and textiles has launched a programme to encourage handloom weavers to switch to organic cotton.

As organic farming will to make a fashion statement in Kerala, where the movement towards agriculture without chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers is picking up pace and an aura of irreversibility.

Related Keywords: better market access for local businesses, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan, conclude FTA, government would release refunds, informed National Assembly, international markets, launch ecommerce framwork, preferential trade agreements with different countries, refunds issue of exporters to be resolved, value-addition in the textile sector

Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan informing the National Assembly (NA) said that the refunds issue of exporters would be resolved very soon as the government would release Rs5 million refunds to exporters from the next month.

Dastgir said that the government was also trying to get better market access for local businesses in the international markets by concluding free trade agreements and preferential trade agreements with different countries.

Related Keywords: achieved make in Inda award, affordable to common people, deep inroads into thermal, Duke Fashions India Limited, intimate wear, make India the global manufacturing hub, National Productivity and Innovation Award scheme, premium lifestyle brand, productivity and innovation, products are cost competitive, textile and garments sector

Duke Fashions (India) Limited, a premium lifestyle brand that offers full ranges of clothing for men, women and children. In addition, Duke who have made deep inroads into the thermal, intimate wear, accessories markets as well has achieved the Make in India “National Productivity and Innovation Award” for the year 2014-15 in textiles and garments sector.

Related Keywords: Ahmad Fajarazam Bin Abdul Jalil, Consul General of Malaysia for South India, continued to grow, does not include SMEs investment, includes textiles and textile products, India Asean Sri Lanka chamber of commerce and industry meeting, Indian investments in Malaysia, Malaysian investment to India, touched RM six billion

Ahmad Fajarazam Bin Abdul Jalil, Consul General of Malaysia for South India, speaking at a meeting organised by the India-Asean-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Wednesday said that Malaysian investments to India continued to grow and has touched 6 billion Malaysian ringgit, doubling from 3 billion Ringgit earlier and does not include small investments by Malaysian owned SMEs.

Related Keywords: Archroma chemical technology, highlighting denim and indigo, in collaboration with Consulate General of Switzerland, organized exclusive denim art exhibition, plays key role trhoughout entire value chain, together inspire designers and artists, tribute to buoyant denim industry in Pakistan, under theme Jewels of the Sea

From fiber to finish, Archroma's chemical technology plays a key role throughout the entire value chain. Archroma in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland, organized an exclusive denim art exhibition at Mohatta Palace in Karachi on Thursday as tribute to the buoyant denim industry in Pakistan.