ANALYSIS: Colombia's clothing industry in crisis?

Author: Jozef De Coster | 23 February 2010

From short-term extensions of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to stalled free trade talks with the US and deteriorating relations with neighbouring Venezuela, Colombia's textile and clothing industry is struggling through tough times. It has now set its sights on the production of higher added value products, reports Jozef De Coster.

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