MAURITIUS CLOTHING AND TEXTILE EXPORTS SWITCH FOCUS FROM EUROPE TO SOUTH AFRICA
April 1st, 2013
Clothing and textile companies in Mauritius are looking to South Africa to recoup export sales, given European export markets have been weakened by the ongoing financial crisis.“The South African market is rising… which is benefiting directly local textile operators,” said Ahmed Parkar, chief executive of Star Knitwear a leading Mauritius clothing group. This family-owned company, which employs 1,600 workers, is now exporting 45% of its total production to South Africa. Today, it manufactures 15 million pieces annually. “The [southern] African market has ...
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