Related Keywords: Egypt, Man made fibre hub, MMF textile, of Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving Industry, Pakistan, textile exports, trade issue, unrest
Surat, country's biggest man-made fibre hub for the first time due to continued political and civil crisis along with unresolved trade issues between India and Pakistan is seeing a major impact on their man made fabric (MMF) textiles exports, including fabrics to Pakistan has taken a hit and declined by 16 percent.
Exports to Egypt, too, have declined by more than 23 per cent due to the political crisis there. As compared to $219 million worth of export in 2012-13, India exported $167 million worth of MMF textiles in 2013-14 to Egypt.
