Around the World Index                                                                                                            

(AUSTRALIA)

• Signs of recovery due to revised wool production forecast

(BANGLADESH)

• Growth in garments exports
• Jute sector still facing crisis despite states support
• BGMEA seeks stimulus to withstand crisis

(CHINA)

• China economic prosperity index report
• Chinese survey reports shift in textile business
• Anti-dumping duty on viscose yarn

(GHANA)

• Cotton growers urge Government to save sector

(INDIA)

• Cotton exports to increase 2009-10
• Textile industry looks towards new markets
• E-marketing initiatives to promote Indian handicrafts
• Excise duty on man-made fibre and yarn
• Textile investment package for Southern states
• Assocham study: Textile sector far from recovery

(JAPAN)

• Statistics from Japan Textile Machinery Association

(MALAYSIA)

• ASEAN integrating textile and apparel industries

(MOZAMBIQUE)

• Government calls for tax exemptions to re-launch textile industry

(NIGERIA)

• Textile industry in crisis due to smuggling and imports

(SOUTH AFRICA)

• Wool exports to China hit record
• Africa textile industry calls for an extension of US trade deal

(THAILAND)

• Textile exports increase as buyers shift from China

(VIETNAM)

• Garment industry optimistic about exports in 2009