INDIA ALLOWS INCREASED ACCESS TO BANGLADESH KNITWEAR EXPORTS
July 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
Bangladesh's knitwear industry has welcomed India's easing import restrictions for border clothing trades. "We are hoping for an increase in knitwear exports and an expanding trade relations between the two countries", said A.K.M. Salim Osman, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association. The move comes as a goodwill gesture before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Dhaka in September. It removes duty from Bangladeshi garments sold in designated border market places, of up to USD50 per day ...
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