Marginal businesses and vulnerable countries
MADAGASCAR: Could lose AGOA benefits on US ultimatum
Madagascar has been threatened with removal from the list of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries after the…
COMMENT: Recession ousts weak apparel firms – and countries
More than a dozen garment manufacturing countries have seen their viability as volume suppliers to Western customers seriously undermined in…
INSIGHT: EU to continue GSP+ dialogue with Sri Lanka
The head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Sri Lanka, ambassador Bernard Savage, said this week that the EU is…
SRI LANKA: EC recommends withdrawal of GSP+ status
The European Commission (EC) has made a long-awaited decision to temporarily suspend preferential trade terms for Sri Lanka because of…
BOTSWANA: 5000 jobs to go as Caratex closes
Around 5,000 workers at textile firm Caratex Botswana are set to lose their jobs next month as the firm finally…
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CHINA: On track to meet economic growth target
China's National Bureau of Statistics says the country's latest economic data shows it is well on track to meet its…
HONDURAS: Breakthrough talks raise hopes of trade stability
Breakthrough talks late last week have moved one step closer towards restoring stability in Honduras – and have been welcomed…
US/CHINA: Tensions rise over textile and apparel subsidies
US-Sino trade tensions over unfair support measures – including textiles and apparel – are not going away any time soon,…
INSIGHT: US textile groups urge end to Honduras crisis
Trade groups representing US textile and apparel importers and retailers are stepping up their calls for a solution to the…
GUATEMALA: 60,000 textile jobs lost in five years
Guatemala's textiles industry has lost 60,000 jobs in the past five years, according to a fresh survey from social research…