Category: Emerging Markets

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French fashion brand to open four shops in Romania

Louis Purple plans to open four new stores in Romania this spring.

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Croatia sees large increase in clothing production

Clothing production in Croatia increased by 14. 5% year-on-year in 2014, with textile production 5.

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Call for clothing buyers to help absorb new minimum wage in Cambodia

Global apparel brands that source their products from Cambodia should play a part in helping the industry absorb the new minimum wage of US$128 per...

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Weaver from Myanmar wins entrepreneurs award

Phyu Ei Thein, the creator of the Sunflowers Group Social Enterprise, has received the Accelerating Women Entrepreneurship award, with a prize of US$2,500, from the...

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Philippine abaca fibre market to grow at 5.7% to 2019

With the continuing development of the fibre craft industry in the Philippines, the abaca fibre market has been witnessing a boost owing to growing demand...

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Quang Nam yarn production plant approved

The central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam has issued an investment certificate for the construction of a US$6m yarn production plant at the Tay An...

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Bulgarian industry continues growth with optimistic plans for 2015

Although it is too early for official data from the National Statistical Institute, the Bulgarian textile and clothing industry performed well in 2014 and expected...

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Estonian men’s shirt producer buys Swedish clothing business

Estonian men’s dress shirts and accessories producer Sangar has acquired Swedish company and brand Oscar of Sweden, which is represented in the Nordic countries, the...

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Military uniforms still in short supply in Ukraine

The Ukrainian government is still struggling to provide the necessary uniforms for its military personnel involved in “anti-terrorist operation” in the east of the country.

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Consent to convert claims to Slovenian stockings maker into equity

The Slovenian government has given consent to convert €923,000 (US$1.

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HanesBrands unveils expansion plans in Vietnam

Clothing maker Hanesbrands has announced a major restructuring to relocate plants and jobs to Vietnam, reports VietNamNet Bridge.

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Sritex to invest up to US$100m for retail expansion in Indonesia

One of South East Asia’s largest textile manufacturers, Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), will enter the retail business as part of the company’s integration plan for...

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Report uncovers wage theft of migrants working in Thai clothing industry

Clean Clothes Campaign and the MAP Foundation have launched an in-depth study into the working conditions of migrants from Myanmar working in the Thai apparel...

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Canifa launches first Woolmark-certified collection in Vietnam

Vietnamese apparel manufacturer and retailer Canifa has released a range of Woolmark-certified apparel in time for winter in the northern hemisphere and as part of...

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Upholstery fabric producer opens new factory in Lithuania

Textile producer Baltic Textile has opened a new facility for production and administrative functions in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania. The company has invested about LTL4m (US$1.

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Ukrainian consumers cannot afford to buy clothing

With the recent devaluation of the Ukrainian currency (hryvna) and the continuing political crisis in the country, consumers have reduced the amount of clothing they...

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