(BANGLADESH)

• $15 billion textile forecast by 2011
• Successful in post-quota period, WTO reports (Bangladesh)
• Price hike damages handloom industry (Bangladesh)

(BRAZIL)

• Bilateral trade of cotton with Egypt (Brazil)

(CHINA)

• Cotton imports surge following textile boom (China)
• Textile export measures to control misused quotas

(DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

• WTO accord crippled textile jobs (Dominican Republic)

(EGYPT)

• ITCE’10 - textile & apparel machinery fair (Egypt)

(FIJI)

• Textile & clothing exports down 50% in 2005 (Fiji)

(INDIA)

• Textile to march on even after TUFS abolition (India)
• Synthetic yarn to gain over cotton industry (India)
• Boom in exports of synthetic textiles (India)
• Boom & gloom part of cotton production (India)

(ISRAEL)

• Garment imports from China surge 34% (Israel)

(ITALY)

• Textile machinery exports increased (Italy)
• Spinning machines highly competitive (Italy)

(KENYA)

• Cotton prices up with entry of major players (Kenya)

(NORWAY)

• Textile & apparel growth pushes imports up (Norway)

(SCOTLAND)

• Package to help companies match international trends (Scotland)

(SOUTH AFRICA)

• Textile restriction draws retailer’s flak (South Africa)

(THAILAND)

• Textile industry outlines new scheme to improve production (Thailand)
• Japan invests more in textile & garment industry

(TANZANIA)

• Textile mill sets eyes on global market (Tanzania)

(TURKMANISTAN)

• Textile raw material exports sizzle (Turkmenistan)

(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

• Textile exports from Sharjah gain 12% (United Arab Emirates)

(USA)

• World cotton production projected at 25 million tonnes in 2006-07 (U.S.A)
• Brazil protests over US cotton subsidies (U.S.A)
• 136 textile categories exported to Vietnam (U.S.A)

(UZBEKISTAN)

• Cotton production updates 2006 (Uzbekistan)

(VIETNAM)

• Textile exports to reach $5.8 billion in 2006 (Vietnam)
• Fabric export to Indonesia soars (vietnam)
• Textile & apparel exports to Saudi Arabia increased (Vietnam)
• Textile & garment exports to EU earns $690 million (Vietnam)