Around the World Index

(BANGLADESH)

• RMG exports to Germany now recovering

• Garment exports show strong recovery

• Zero tariffs for raw materials for synthetic fabrics

• RMG export growth under threat on yarn price hike

• RMG industry needs to improve designs

• South Korea may double its investments in Bangladesh RMG sector

• Privatization of jute mills

(EUROPEAN UNION)

• EU removes anti-dumping duties on PSF

(HONG KONG)

• Textile and garment exports

•  Hong Kong’s consumers are biggest fashion buyers  

(INDIA)

•  Textile exports may touch $55 billion by 2011

•  Schemes for handloom sector during sixth plan

•  Second largest cotton producer in the world

(TURKEY)

• Imported cotton from Sudan to bridge shortage

(VIETNAM)

• US apparel imports from Vietnam increased

• China's new production base is Vietnam

(UZBEKISTAN)

•  Rise of textile industry

(USA)

•  World cotton demand likely to go up

• Cotton plantation acreage to shrink this year