KENYA – TURKEY TEXTILE COOPERATION TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TRADE AGREEMENT

The Kenyan textiles and apparels industry has welcomed an anticipated trade deal between Kenya and Turkey designed to boost annual trade volumes between the two countries to USD1 billion, up from the prevailing USD144 million. The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), an umbrella body that represents firms across the industrial sector in Kenya, sees this as a reinforcement of long standing trade partnership between Kenya and Turkey, as well as a win for textiles. “Any move to reduce trade barriers between Kenya and Turkey will increase trade activities ...


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