Sri Lanka inches closer to 'regional hub' dream

Sri Lanka inches closer to ‘regional hub’ dream

An international clothing and textile conference has heard how the growing retail market in the Asia-Pacific region may enable emerging…

Experts urge greater apparel industry transparency

Whether improved transparency in clothing supply chains will be enough to guarantee a sustainable future for outsourcers in South Asia…

SRI LANKA: Trade funding scheme aided by GT Nexus

The GT Nexus data platform helped apparel businesses Brandix and MAS access capital through the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) new…

SRI LANKA: Brandix to launch supplier trade finance facility

Leading Sri Lankan apparel exporter Brandix is looking to boost its global business after securing South Asia's first trade supplier…

WORLD: 16 countries identified “to replace China” sourcing

Sixteen nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America have been identified as the likely pretenders to China’s crown as the…

SRI LANKA: Apparel makers eye high-end Chinese market

Sri Lanka's garment industry is targeting higher-end Chinese consumers, with total apparel exports to China growing twenty-fold - from US$0.7m…