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Egypt wants to become the next textile hub. The Government of the country has provided a budget of 21,000 million Egyptian pounds (1,160 million euros) for a plan to boost textile production in the country, with the aim of becoming the largest factory of fabrics on the planet.

The plan of the Government is to open four new factories and pave the ground for the installation of more. It also plans to increase aid to renovate machinery and strengthen the training of workers, according to Just Style.

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Egyptian cotton exports increased during the third quarter of the agricultural season 2018-2019 to 510,200 metric quintals compared to 160,100 metric quintals during the corresponding period of the previous season, a rise of 218.8 percent owing to the increase of cotton production, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced.

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Egypt’s exports of ready-made garments grew by 4.4% year-on-year to $802 million during the first half of 2019 from $768 million, the Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.

As for June, ready-made garments exported by the North African nation increased by 11% to $122 million from $110 million in the same month a year earlier, according to a report released by the Readymade Garments Export Council of Egypt.

The US topped countries importing ready-made garments from Egypt with a value of $450 million in H1-19, rising by 19% year-on-year from $378 million.

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COTTON Egypt Association, the organisation behind Egyptian Cotton™, has launched a further initiative to actively root out non-genuine goods from the supply chain.

The organization has begun naming and shaming manufacturers who fail their rigorous accreditation scheme through a new ‘Black List’ on their website.

They are also set to launch a worldwide task force of secret shoppers who will purchase products marked as Egyptian Cotton from retailers both instore and online, which will then be passed along for testing.

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Egyptian cotton exports reached 579,300 metric Kantar during the second quarter (Q2) of the agricultural season 2018/19 that starts from December 2018 and ends in February 2019, up from 379,700 metric Kantar during the same period of the previous season, an increase of 52.6%, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The CAPMAS explained in its 2019 quarterly bulletin of cotton that this increase is due to an increase in cotton production.

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A federal judge said Walmart Inc, Target Corp and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc must face a lawsuit claiming they sold linens that were falsely labelled “100% Egyptian Cotton” or “100% Long-Staple Egyptian cotton” despite being suspicious of their origin.

Monday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti in White Plains, New York, addressed claims that consumers nationwide overpaid for mislabelled cotton produced by an Indian textile company, Welspun India Ltd.

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Brands such as Zara, Adidas, Nike and Marks & Spencer are out of reach for many Egyptians but a store in one of Cairo’s lower income districts is making these products more affordable.

Some of the customers say ‘Kilo Stock’ sells clothes by the kilogram, trading garments at relatively inexpensive prices compared to what they would have cost at the brand shop itself.

Customer, Heba, was so pleased with her experience, she described the prices and variety as unimaginable.

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Egypt’s total cotton exports declined by 36.7 percent, falling to 128,300 quintals during the first quarter of the 2017-2018 agricultural season ending November compared to 202,500 quintals during the same period in the previous season. A quintal equals 45.02 kilograms, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The CAPMAS attributed this decline to decreasing area cultivated with cotton.

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Egypt is reviving up its promotion of special industrial zones known as Qualifying Industrial Zones, these designated areas have been manufacturing clothing for more than a decade for some big name U.S. companies since Egypt started production in the zones in 2005. In these zones apparel can be made and exported duty-free to the United States as President Trump have started whittling away at the various free-trade agreements the United States has with different countries.

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The demand for Indonesian goods is pretty high in Egypt, said Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt Nurfaizi Suwandi on the sidelines of the Cairo International Fair (CIF), the largest annual trade exhibition in Egypt and hence they are committed to continue increasing their exports to Egypt.

The primary Indonesian goods exported to Egypt included yarn, textile, handicrafts, crude palm oil (CPO), coffee, tea, paper, tires, electronic devices, and vehicle spare parts as per Indonesian embassy’s trade attaché in Cairo.