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Related Keywords: AGOA, Debate stirred up between, export of cotton from country, Government of Nigeria, needed for local manufacturing, Nigerian Textile Manufacturing Association, NTMA, textile and garment sector, want ban on the export of cotton

A debate has stirred up between the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Textile Manufacturing Association (NTMA) on the export of cotton from the country.

MTMA’s acting director general Hamman Kwajaffa said at a public hearing organized by a parliamentary committee on industry that it wants a ban on the export of cotton from the country as it is needed for local manufacturing.

Related Keywords: African Cotton & Textile Industries Federation, AGOA, Arrow, Calvin Klein, duty free imports, EPZ, international labels, Izod and Cherokee, Kenyan Export Processing Zones, Kenyan local textile manufacturers, signed production contracts, Textile Industry, Top global fashion brands

Top global fashion brands Calvin Klein, Arrow, Izod and Cherokee are among the international labels that have signed production contracts with Kenyan local textile manufacturers, raising the profile of Kenya's export processing zones (EPZ), according to officials of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA).

Other brands including Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) started local production in 2014 at Ashton Apparel.

Related Keywords: AGOA, American Growth and Opportunities Act, began discussion on review, East African Community, Government of Rwandan, in a bid to ensure continued duty free access, Rwanda is not locked out of trade window, Textile Industry, US market

The government of Rwandan in a bid to ensure continued duty free access to the US market has began discussion with the United States on the review of the American Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA). Rwanda Development Board Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel Hategeka said that they are in talks with the US to ensure Rwanda is not locked out of the trade window.

He said that they are talking to their partners in the US as they value their trade and relations with the US and they are doing all that is possible not to be out of cycle and of course they have been engaging on the issue.

Related Keywords: AGOA, Clothing 360, CTG, development of Ready-Made Garment in Nigeria, ecommerce platform, Made in Nigeria initiative, major player in readymade garment industry, Nigeria Ministry of Industry, part of KACK Group, promote implementation of policy on Cotton, public and private patronage, signed a MoU, textile and garment, trade and investment

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment envisaging development of Ready-Made Garment in Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday with Clothing 360, part of KACK Group a major player in the readymade garment industry around the globe, to promote implementation of the policy on Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG). Other areas of intervention include the promotion of the Made in Nigeria Initiative, which involves an e-commerce platform.

Related Keywords: AGOA, Ghana government, invest funds to train, mainly unskilled people, Minister of Employment, transform the textile and apparel sector, youth in textile and apparel industry

Training to be provided to the first batch of 2,000 recruits from the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in the textile and apparel industry, for which the Ghana government will be investing GhC16 million, said the Minister of Employment, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu.

Mr. Iddrisu said that it was the intention of the government to roll out 5,000 persons, mainly unskilled people, and these would include ‘kayayei’ among others.

Related Keywords: ACTIF, AGOA, both an international trade fair on textile and clothing, GEFP, Madagascar to host this international event, Madagascar Export Processing Zone Association, ongoing effort dedicated to improving African Cotton, Origin Africa, textile and apparel trade, textile export

Origin Africa, both an international trade fair on textile and clothing and an ongoing effort dedicated to improving African Cotton, Textile and Apparel trade which is all set to be held in Madagascar in November. This is the first time for Madagascar to host this international event, said the Executive Director of Madagascar Export Processing Zone Association, Eva Razafimandimby during a press conference held in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on Monday.

Related Keywords: AGOA, compete with neighbouring countries, cut cost of electricity, global apparel industry, Kenay government, low labour cost, near geothermal plants, offer subsidies, plan to set up textile investors, set up industrial park, Trade agreement, trade delegation composed of investors, VF Corporation

Kenya plans to set up investors at the shores of Lake Naivasha near geothermal plants to cut the cost of electricity and offer subsidies in order to compete with her neighbouring countries, said Mr. Mohamed on Thursday when he met a trade delegation composed of investors from China, the US, Australia, the Netherlands and Bangladesh who will also be visiting Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Kenay are going to set them up near the geothermal plant where power is much cheaper since it is at the source.

Related Keywords: activate PTA, AGOA, cotton, enhance the bilateral trade relations, especially textile, exchange of international exhibitions and delegations, Mauritius mulling to sign FTA with Pakistan, Mauritius gateway to African countries, Mauritius huge scope for Pakistani products

Mauritius has huge scope for Pakistani products, especially textiles, cotton cosmetics, cereals, pharmaceutical and plastic, and these marvelous opportunities must be tapped also as Mauritius is a gateway to African countries.

High Commissioner of Mauritius Yusuf Elahee while talking to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Mian Humayun Parvez during his visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber state that Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) was signed in 2007 between the two countries but no efforts were made to enhance the bilateral trade relations.

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: African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, allows duty-free imports, cotton important factor, driving many Turkish, Ethiopia and Kenya, Indian and Chinese textile companies, need to improve energy costs and transportation cost, rise production, the United States, wide range of African textile and garment products, worlds biggest market

Ethiopia and Kenya both countries face challenges such as poor infrastructure, cumbersome customs procedures, a dearth of technical and managerial talent and low levels of social and environmental compliance although with Ethiopia offering cost advantages and Kenya boasts higher production efficiency.