Balkans makers face uphill struggle

KOSOVO SNAPSHOT: Textile and apparel industry in brief

Kosovo, with just 2.18m people, was part of Serbia until it declared independence in February 2008. Around 92% of the…

KOSOVO: Textile and apparel industry depends on FDI

IPAK, the Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo, is trying to attract foreign investors to the country, which declared independence from…

MACEDONIA SNAPSHOT: Textile and apparel industry in brief

Macedonia (correctly known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia due to a dispute with Greece over its name) is…

MACEDONIA: Garment firms working towards full package

The Macedonian Textile Trade Association, USAID, GTZ and some other foreign aid organisations have joined forces to facilitate the shift…

BULGARIA SNAPSHOT: Textile and apparel industry in brief

Bulgaria, with its population of 7.6m, joined the EU on 1 January 2007, together with Romania. From 2000-2007 it looked…

BULGARIA: Apparel industry unsure about its future

Even though Bulgaria hosts the largest textile and apparel industry in the Balkans, local executives are wary about its future,…