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TEA seeks FTAs with EU, US to counter Chinese threat in export
15-Jun-2018 Business Standard
Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) today stressed the need to enter into Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with European Union, USA, the UK and Russia, to face the Chinese threat in export markets.
FTA with China to hurt manufacturing sector: traders
5-Apr-2018 The News
In Pakistan, businessmen and investors are expressing concerns over free trade agreement (FTA) with China claiming that would hurt the manufacturing sector.
Stakeholders in Indonesia’s textile industry long for EU-Indonesia FTA
14-Mar-2018 Indonesia- Investments
Indonesian exports of textile and textile products could soar threefold if the government of Indonesia finally manages to sign a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Achmad Sigit Dwiwahjono, Director General for Chemicals, Textiles and Miscellaneous industry at the Industry Ministry, said a major obstacle for Indonesian textile exports at the moment is the weak competitiveness of Indonesian textile companies as compared to their Vietnamese counterparts.
Push for Australia to open its doors to Indonesian workers under free trade deal
11-Oct-2017 SMH
Indonesia is pushing for Australia to open its doors to more Indonesian workers - such as nurses and cooks - as well as removing tariffs on textiles as free trade negotiations between the two countries enter the final month.
TPP members whittle list of rules to shelve with US gone
22-Sep-2017 Nikkei
Terms on intellectual property protections, state-owned enterprises up for debate.
Accord Maurice-Chine : priorité au textile
6-Jun-2017 Defi Media
Un deuxième Memorandum of Understanding vient d’être signé entre Maurice et la Chine pour aboutir à un accord de libre-échange.
FTA brightens prospects of Vietnamese footwear products
24-Mar-2017 Vietnamnet Bridge
Prospects are bright for Vietnam’s footwear exports after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement comes into force in 2018.
Cambodia urged to join TPP
10-May-2016 Phnom Pehn Post
US Ambassador to Cambodia said that given Vietnam’s participation in the TPP, “it would be a shame for Cambodia to miss out and be left behind”.
India seeks zero duty on textiles in FTA with Australia
6-Apr-2016 Fibre2Fashion
India wants zero duty on textiles, automobile parts and fresh fruit. On its part, Australia is seeking tariff reduction in dairy products, fresh fruit, pharmaceuticals and wines.
Will Vietnamese garment contractors win in the TPP?
8-Mar-2016 Vietnamnet Bridge
Many contract manufacturers in Vietnam are likely to see little benefits if the TPP goes through.
Trans Pacific Partnership could change the apparel indusry
4-Mar-2016 The Street
TPP could disrupt the fast fashion momentum and a fledgling made-in-America clothing rebound by renewing the attractiveness of offshore manufacturing via lower tariffs.
Reps to vet EPA with EU… lament textile industry collapse
29-Jan-2016 Business Day
House of Representatives call for caution in the implementation of the EPA between EU and Nigeria.
Textile woes: PRGMEA expresses concern over EU-Vietnam FTA
16-Jan-2016
The Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has cautioned the government to address the issues of the value-added textile sector, as the continued drop in exports may further widen due to Vietnam and European Union’s (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
How the TPP could change where your clothes come from
13-Nov-2015 Vox
There’s a reason President Obama made the case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership at Nike’s headquarters: American clothing companies that want to manufacture their clothes in Vietnam are big winners in the massive trade deal.
Trade agreements: EU grows bilateral and regional FTAs
3-Sep-2015 Just Style
Free trade agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and its trading partners worldwide have mushroomed in recent years and more are in the pipeline.
Tariff cuts, exemptions for Vietnam-EU FTA clarified
17-Aug-2015 Vietnamnet Bridge
The European Union (EU) will remove 85.6% of tariff lines for Vietnam’s goods exports immediately after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides comes into force.
’TPP can hurt India’
3-Jul-2015 Fibre2Fashion
Financial services company India Nivesh has warned that when the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) comes into effect, India would be negatively impacted to a major extent.
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade proposal threatens SEIU members
17-Jun-2015 Service Employees International Union
The reality is that TPP would expand the power of multinational corporations while limiting the ability of the US government to protect workers, communities and the environment.
Exporters for FTA, CEPA with EU
1-Jun-2015 The Hindu
Indian knitwear exporters have made an appeal to expedite the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.
US deal expiry may hit textile firms
28-Apr-2015 Gulf Daily News
Textile factories in Bahrain fear they could lose millions of dollars in trade and thousands of jobs could go if a tariff agreement with the US is not renewed next year.