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A 112-Member Business Delegation comprising of 51 leading manufacturer exporters from Textile and Apparel Industry from India is in Dubai exhibiting their products in the "Indian Pavilion" at International Apparel & Textile Fair held from 1st to 3rd November 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre.

According to Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), exporters body, huge business opportunities exist in the UAE for domestic textile and apparel sector of India. India is also UAE's largest trading partner and export to the Emirates in 2016 touched $32 billion.

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Indian textile and apparel industry is growing at the rate of 8-12%, and if the same growth is maintained or little higher, the industry is likely to get the double-digit growth during the FY15-16. As post the union budget, the economy will remain bullish because some of the fundamentals for economic growth are looking very good, according to Sanjay Behl, Chief Executive officer (Lifestyle business), Raymond.

Related Keywords: cotton and apparel export, export order, global economic growth, higher wages, Indian textile and apparel industry, internationa buyers, larger domestic cotton supplies, political instability, stronger global demand, textile merchants

With Indian textile merchants keen to exploit rising demand stemming from weak cotton prices and global economic growth, India's cotton and apparel exports is set to climb by around 10 percent this year. Moreover, higher wages, political instability and concerns about workplace conditions in other producing market are pushing international buyers toward Indian exporters.

India’s textile exporters feel the relatively low labour costs in their country, alongside record domestic cotton production this year, should help them gain market share from other exporters in the region.