Egypt's ministry of public business sector has allocated EGP 21 billion to increase the added value in the Egyptian cotton industry, as per the advice of international consultant Warner, which prepared a comprehensive study on developing the country's cotton sector. The government is making efforts to restore...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Bangladesh's envoys in Europe to explore new markets for Bangladeshi products, including RMG as well as the country's human resources during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. He made the call during a virtual meeting attended by Bangladesh envoys from...
To boost job creation and exports, the new government at the Centre should resolve issues related to Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has said. The association has also appealed for release of ₹9,000 crore pending TUFS subsidies on a fast track. The...
সরকার আপাতত নতুন করে আর কোনও রফতানি প্রক্রিয়াকরণ এলাকা বা ইপিজেড (এক্সপোর্ট প্রসেসিং জোন) নির্মাণের চিন্তা করছে না। বরং ইতোমধ্যে যেসব ইপিজেড গড়ে উঠেছে সেগুলোকে পর্যায়ক্রমে কীভাবে বিভিন্ন অর্থনৈতিক অঞ্চলের সঙ্গে যুক্ত করে দেওয়া যায় তার সম্ভাব্যতা পরীক্ষা-নিরীক্ষা করা হচ্ছে। সময়ের প্রয়োজনে এবং বিশ্বব্যাপী ব্যবসাবাণিজ্য সম্প্রসারণের ধারা...
Russia remains the primary consumer of Uzbek textile items, according to the Uzbek state statistics committee. During January-May 2019, more than 38 per cent of Uzbek textile exports worth $250.2 million were shipped there. Exports of Uzbek textiles to China more than doubled from $90.9 million in...
The readymade garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh received the maximum allocation in budget in the past 10 years, but that is still not enough to do away with the hindrances in this sector, Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) president Rubana Huq told media persons...
Though Nigerian garment markets are saturated with Asian items, domestic manufacturers—now trained, informed and having embraced value chain production systems—only need encouragement and funds as mass production needs capital and many are still at the workshop level struggling to meet delivery, said a top Nigerian Export Promotion...
Bangladesh raked in $3.81 billion in exports in May, the highest single month receipts in history, riding on the higher shipment of apparels, official data showed yesterday. The earnings clocked 14.78 percent year-on-year growth in May and also beat the monthly target by 9.23 percent. The previous...
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের মতো বড় বাজারে তৈরি পোশাক রপ্তানিতে বেশ ভালোভাবেই ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়েছে বাংলাদেশ। গত বছর এ বাজারটিতে পোশাক রপ্তানিতে ৬ দশমিক ৬৫ শতাংশ প্রবৃদ্ধি হলেও চলতি বছরের প্রথম চার মাসে (জানুয়ারি-এপ্রিল) সেটি বেড়ে ১৩ দশমিক ৯১ শতাংশে দাঁড়িয়েছে। এ চার মাসে রপ্তানি হয়েছে ৪২৩ কোটি ডলারের পোশাক।
Ten more garment factories received the top billing from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to take the total to 24, the highest in the world, in a heartening development for Bangladesh’s apparel sector, whose image has been battered by incidents of industrial accidents. Of the 24 platinum-rated LEED (Leadership...