Arab unrest and its impact on the apparel industry
THE FLANARANT: Arab unrest and its impact on the apparel industry
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 it triggered events which indirectly led to garment and textile manufacture leaving rich…
Wikileaks insights into Egypt’s apparel sector
The latest batch of Wikileaks documents, revealed in the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, are designed to shed light on the…
EGYPT: Arafa to reopen factories on deal with strikers
Arafa Holding, Egypt's biggest garment exporter, is to reopen its factories at the weekend after reaching a deal with striking…
TUNISIA: Textile sector seen recovering from revolution
Tunisia's government-run textile technical centre CETTEX said last month’s 'Jasmine Revolution' is likely to have little or no impact on…
Egyptian apparel sector struggles on during the crisis
Egypt's garment export industry, worth US$2bn a year, has been struggling to cope with the political crisis in its home…
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ANALYSIS: Makers get back to work amid Tunisia unrest
Even though protests continue in Tunisia following the collapse of the regime of deposed President Ben Ali, the country's key…