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15 MAY

Retail Store Planned at Former Garment Factory

Retail Store Planned at Former Garment Factory
By PETER BECKER/The Wayne Independent

HONESDALE – Monday night, Honesdale Council approved a request of Steven Daley, to convert a former garment factory on Brown Street, for a retail business. Daley, whose address is in Narrowsburg, intends to begin an outlet for upscale kitchens and appliances, bathroom fixtures, building materials and furniture.
The business is to be located in the former factory at 45 Brown Street where lingerie was made, along the railroad tracks just east of the Agway store. Read more about Retail Store Planned at Former Garment Factory …

15 MAY

Uganda: Textile Development Fund a Solution to Local Industry


AllAfrica.com, Washington – 19 hours ago
Aaron Wanyama
Kampala

I read with disappointment an article on the closure of Lira Spinning Mills in The New Vision of March 28, 2014. The milling factory was sold to Jinda International Textiles Corporation (JITCO), a Chinese firm, which was expected to bring in new technology and create 500 jobs, besides increasing the value and amount of textile exports.
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14 MAY

Bangladesh mulls garment export pact with India

Bangladesh mulls garment export pact with India
Hindu, India

Dhaka, May 14 (PTI): Bangladesh may sign a pact with India to export ready made garments to its giant neighbour and take advantage of New Delhi’s zero-duty offer for poorer SAARC nations, a news report has said.

The caretaker government is seriously considering India’s proposal to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for duty-free import of eight million pieces of ready made garments annually from Dhaka apart from New Delhi’s zero-duty offer for poorer SAARC nations, including Bangladesh Read more about Bangladesh mulls garment export pact with India …

14 MAY

Pak can earn forex upto 80 bln dollars by developing garment sector

Pak can earn forex upto 80 bln dollars by developing garment sector
Associated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan

FAISALABAD, May 13 (APP): Pakistan can earn foreign exchange upto $ 80 billion by developing its garment sector on modern scientific lines, said Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh, Chairman, Faisalabad Garment City Company (FGCC).Talking to APP here Sunday, he said that being a major cotton producing country, Pakistan had to switch over to garments by completing its value addition chain in textile sector at least 20 years ago. Read more about Pak can earn forex upto 80 bln dollars by developing garment sector …

12 MAY

Cambodia's economy grows by 13% in 2005: IMF

Cambodia’s economy grows by 13% in 2005: IMF
Channel NewsAsia

PHNOM PENH : Cambodia’s economy in 2005 grew twice as quickly as in the previous year on the back of booming tourism and strong garment exports, the International Monetary Fund said.
However, growth is expected to slow substantially over the current calendar year with record oil prices partially to blame.

For 2005 the IMF projected the kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13 percent, against 6.0 percent in 2004, saying Cambodia was one of the fastest growing economies in the region. Read more about Cambodia's economy grows by 13% in 2005: IMF …