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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NEEDS STEELY DETERMINATION TO MAKE IRAQ SUCCEED
Now Joe Biden has acceded to power in Washington, it is important that his administration gives special attention to Iraq, not the least because many Iraqis blame him for some dismal failures in past America policy. Under former President Barack Obama’s term of office, it was then Vice President Joe Biden who was largely responsible for the policy fudge which saw ISIS take over 40% of the country.…
REFLECTIONS ON ARAB POLITICS – TO CREATE GOOD LEADERS, GOOD CITIZENS NEED TO BE NURTURED
The Egyptian Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious word; its charm is distributed among all sects. Politics is life’.
It is a quote worth remembering, as politics is indeed life, and affects all life.…
AGENTS PREDICT RECORD LOW SALES IN 2020 MAY PERSIST THIS YEAR, AS BREXIT AND COVID-19 IMPACTS SHAKE OUT
LANDOWNERS looking to sell holdings were hoping 2020 might be more predictable than 2019, once Brexit happened last January 31, after four years of political uncertainty. But a global pandemic and a last-minute trade deal heading off a no-deal end to a Brexit transition period this January 1 meant that last year was more unpredictable, further tightening inventory.…
AGENTS PREDICT RECORD LOW SALES IN 2020 MAY PERSIST THIS YEAR, AS BREXIT AND COVID-19 IMPACTS SHAKE OUT
LANDOWNERS looking to sell holdings were hoping 2020 might be more predictable than 2019, once Brexit happened last January 31, after four years of political uncertainty. But a global pandemic and a last-minute trade deal heading off a no-deal end to a Brexit transition period this January 1 meant that last year was more unpredictable, further tightening inventory.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP - BREXIT AGREEMENT LAYS DOWN DETAILED ORIGIN RULES FOR EU/UK DUTY FREE NONWOVENS TRADES
Asian clothing manufacturing associations, including major knitwear outsourcing hubs, are jointly developing ‘red line’ standards for sales to buyers, covering payment and delivery practices, planning and information exchanges and third-party negotiations.
The STAR Network of nine Asian federations has established five working groups to make detailed proposals as early as March.…
COVID-19 INSPIRES DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-VIRAL KNITWEAR
COVID-19 has unleashed a significant boom in demand for apparel and other wearables that are anti-viral, cleansing consumers’ bodies of viruses, as well as bacteria.
Companies making fibres and yarns have been quick to tout anti-viral technologies. Examples include HeiQ Materials AG – a Switzerland based textile innovation specialist, which has been selling a new anti-virus textile treatment HeiQ Viroblock NPJ03, added to textile products during final processing and utilising anti-microbial silver, whose charge attracts viruses to spherical liposomes which deplete the virus membrane of cholesterol, allowing the silver to kill them.…
REFLECTIONS ON ARAB POLITICS – TO CREATE GOOD LEADERS, GOOD CITIZENS NEED TO BE NURTURED
The Egyptian Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious word; its charm is distributed among all sects. Politics is life’.
It is a quote worth remembering, as politics is indeed life, and affects all life.…
MYANMAR CLOTHING SECTOR LIKELY TO BE MAJOR LOSER FROM COUP, WARNS USA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Tough American government sanctions levied against Myanmar may emerge soon because of the recent coup, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has predicted. Nate Herman, AAFA senior vice president, policy, told just-style: “Monday’s coup is deeply concerning. We urge the full and immediate restoration of democratic rights and institutions.…
MYANMAR CLOTHING INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE ASKS BRANDS TO STICK WITH COUNTRY, DESPITE COUP
A MYANMAR clothing industry executive has appealed to brands worldwide to maintain their orders with the country’s suppliers, at least in the short term, despite the military toppling state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi from power.
The executive, who requested anonymity over fears of reprisals from the Myanmar armed forces, told just-style: “Bear in mind that the country is already reeling from the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
MYANMAR CLOTHING SECTOR LIKELY TO BE MAJOR LOSER FROM COUP, WARNS USA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
The president of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has warned that the military takeover in Myanmar could spark a significant shift in sourcing away from this south-east Asian country if democracy is not restored promptly. Julia Hughes told just-style: “If there is not a quick resolution, then yes we would expect a major shift to other Asian suppliers.”…