INDIA TEXTILE MINISTRY CHIEF OFFICIAL PREDICTS INDIAN CLOTHING EXPORT BOOM
July 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
INDIA'S textiles ministry's top official Rita Menon has predicted at a conference of Indian clothing exporters the country's garment exports would rise to US dollars USD14 billion for the year to March 2012, 26% higher than the previous year. Ministry secretary Menon told the India International Garment Fair in New Delhi this week (July 12) "there is a good demand [for Indian garments] not only from traditional [western] markets but also from new [emerging] markets". She noted, that Indian garments exports increased to USD2.3 ...
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