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Related Keywords: carpet exports, FTA, hand knotted carpet, handmade carpet, investment cooperation, MoU, Pakistan government, Pakistan textile imports, Pakistani textile and apparel exporter, protect Turkish industry, Turkey

Pakistan has been trying to convince Turkey to waive off or reduce 42.2 percent duty it has imposed on Pakistani textile imports since 2011, but Turkey has always been coming up with a negative response. To this, the government has finally taken decision to end its efforts to convince Turkish government.

Related Keywords: GoCoop, Indian government, Indian handloom market, making products available online, marketplace for handwoven and handcrafted products, MoU, online platform for handicrafts, reduce producer consumer gap, support local craftsmen

India has wonderful treasures that go hundreds of years back, but artisans do not receive their true value, which makes them economically weak. GoCoop, an online platform for handicrafts, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian government to support local craftsmen of particular tribes and regions. GoCoop by making their products available online will be reducing the producer-consumer gap.

Related Keywords: Dutch textile and design company, economic diversification, Federal government Nigeria, invest in vibrant CTG sector, job creation, MoU, offer four brands, Uniwax and GTP, Vlisco, Vlisco Group, Woodin

Vlisco Group, Dutch textile and design company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the Federal Government of Nigeria to create a platform for significant expansion in Nigeria's economy. Vlisco Group to invest in Nigeria and contribute to the building of a vibrant Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sector.

Related Keywords: establish khadi as brand, Karnataka state khadi, MoU, NIFT, revitalize khadi industry, train cluster of artisans, Village industries Board

Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board (KSK &VIB) has signed an MoU with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to help revitalize and revive khadi industry and popularize khadi among the younger generation.

NIFT would train clusters of artisans across the State to establish khadi as a brand. The project aims to train around 18,000 persons working in 160 khadi units. This will help to improve the life of skilled artisans as well as update them on the latest trends.

Related Keywords: APTMA, BCI, BCI’s Strategic Plan, Better Cotton Initiative, consumption of BCI cotton, global cotton production, increase market access, MoU, Pakistan cotton industry, textile products

To improve the quality of cotton production in Pakistan, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) on Friday. The MoU will supplement the efforts for mainstreaming production and consumption of BCI cotton in Pakistan.

The initiative also aims in achieving sustainability targets and increase the market access for textile products from Pakistan.

Aptma will be the Programme Promoting Agency within Pakistan to promote the initiative in line with the BCI’s Strategic Plan for the country.

Related Keywords: Association of buying agent, commission agent, export of service, foreign currency, MoU, readymade garment, service tax, Textile, textile export, Union Finance Ministry

The Association of Buying Agents for Textiles has submitted a memorandum to the Union Finance Ministry seeking relief from service tax levied on them in the recent Budget. The textile buying agents so far were exempted from service tax, as it amounted to export of services and were earning foreign currency for the country, said M Anand, General Secretary of the association.

There are over 700 such agents across the country who play a vital role in garment exports as close to 80 per cent of the export business is generated through them.

Related Keywords: DC Handlooms office, e-tailer Flipkart, Flipkart, handloom sector, MoU, online marketing platform, online pilot project, textile mega-cluster, Varanasi, weavers of Kashi, Weavers Service Centre

First meeting has been organized September 17 where e-tailer Flipkart officials will be interacting with the weavers of Kashi to understand each other and also discuss various issues related to handloom sector, said Tapan Sharma, deputy director, Weavers' Service Centre (WSC).

This will be the first meeting after an MoU signed between the e-tailer Flipkart and the development commissioner (handlooms) under the Ministry of Textiles to start a pilot project in Varanasi wherein the e-tailer will source handloom materials from local weavers.

Related Keywords: Asian Fashion week, Colombo Fashion week, handloom, local batik industry, menswear, MoU, Sri Lankan designers, Sri Lankan fashion design industry

Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) is constantly looking for ways to take Sri Lankan designers global, giving them greater exposure and the opportunity to reach the world have recently inked an MOU with ASIAN Fashion Week (AFW), keeping in line its objective of showcasing Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry on a global platform.

Related Keywords: Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, education experience programme, fashion designs, marketing, MoU, New Zealand Institute of Fashion Limited, silk saris, weaving

MoU has been signed on Education Experience Programme between Bannari Amman Institute of Technology and New Zealand Institute of Fashion Technology Limited, to share the resources in fashion designs and marketing of the products.

Related Keywords: C&H chinese company, export textile garment, garment manufacturing company, Kigali Special Economic Zone, MoU, new textile trade deal, Rwanda, textile plant

Rwanda government and C&H, a Chinese based garment manufacturing company has entered into $10million (about Rwf7billion) new textile trade deal. Under the memorandum of understanding signed between them, the company will set up a garment manufacturing plant at the Kigali Special Economic Zone.
 
Following a new trade deal, Rwanda could start exporting textile garments to Europe and the USA. The factory is expected to start with over 1000 Rwandan staff but it projects to employ over 30,000 locals within five years.