PHILIPPINE GARMENT INDUSTRY SEES US, EU BUYERS COMING BACK
August 1st, 2013
Philippine garments exporters are expecting to profit from a comeback of American and European buyers, who have started increasing their outsourcing activities in the country. Robert Young, president of the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (FOBAP), told just-style that an increase in orders from major US and European department stores has been felt since the beginning of the year after having been stagnant for three to four years because of the global economic crisis.“FOBAP member buying offices in Manila representing those foreign clients are ...
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