Portugal has today 6000 vacancies in the textile sector. The association, which brings together almost all companies in the sector stated that one of the solutions would be to receive migrants, because of the lack of manpower prevents today the sector develop.
The project ‘Strengthening the International Competitiveness of the Textile and Clothing Sector in selected Middle East and North African Countries’ (MENATEX), is funded with SEK 42 million ($4.63m) from the Swedish government and will be implemented by the Geneva-based ITC in close collaboration with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Zimbabwean government in a bid to revive Bulawayo, once industrial hub of the nation has declared it a SEZ for textile and clothing also the national cotton to clothing Policy was launched in Bulawayo to emphasize the drive to improve the textile industry, said Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa.
Looking at that, they assume that they will harvest a lot of cotton this season. Hon Made will probably give them the tonnage but they are expecting about 100 000 metric tonnes of cotton.
A mega trade expo in Colombo, the largest ever of its kind was organized by Pakistan outside the country to strengthen economic and trade ties between the two countries. Sri Lanka and Pakistan on Friday inaugurated the trade expo.
The trade expo was participation of around 156 companies. The expo features leading Pakistani companies and manufacturers of traditional textiles, textile and clothing, designer wear, handicraft, carpet, engineering products, auto parts, agro products, pharmaceuticals, cutlery, furniture, carpets, marble and services.
The Pakistan Single Country Exhibition 2016 was formally inaugurated yesterday afternoon at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) by Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan along with Sri Lankan Minister for Commerce and Industry Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister for Development Strategies and International Trade Mallik Samarawickrama, CEO TDAP S M Munir, Secretary TDAP Ms Rabia Javeri and High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj Gen (R) Syed Shakeel Hussain.
A Thai delegation led by Chollada Areerajjakul, Executive Director, Thai Board of Investment, along with representatives of Billiger & Company of Thailand visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss possible investment opportunities in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Chollada Areerajjakul on Friday said that Pakistan is considered to be a potential hub for investment and the delegation has come to explore opportunities in textiles and clothing, jewellery, processed agricultural products and much more for Thai investors.
The Italian government appointed a trade mission to Dubai to explore investment and tourism potential between the two countries as it is a perfect time to attract investors to Italy during the Expo Milano 2015. .
According to Giovanni Favilli, Consul General of Italy in Dubai said that Italy is very good as an export market. They export the three FFFs — food, fashion and Ferrari — to the whole world, and the currency depreciation makes exports cheaper, and in turn increases profit margin.
Techtextile and Texprocess the leading international fairs for technical textiles, nonwovens and the processing of textile and flexible materials to offer solutions for the entire manufacturing process of textile and clothing. Techtextil and Texprocess fairs will focus on today’s and tomorrow’s textile value added chain, exploring the future development possibilities for textile and clothing industry.
Textile and Clothing (T&C) is a major economical sector in the Mediterranean area. This mostly SME-based industry accounts for a significant share of value added, employment and export revenue for many regions in this area. According to a study presented at the headquarters of the textile industry confederation (Texfor) in Sabadell, in the Barcelona province. The textile sector of the Mediterranean area should set up a 'hyper-cluster' to compete with large regions like China.
