STATE ORDERS TO HELP RUSSIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO STAY AFLOAT
August 1st, 2013
THE RUSSIAN government is planning to boost the health of the country’s commercially weak textile industry through two major orders for the supply of uniforms for Russia’s secondary schools, army, police and security services.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been the main instigator behind the school uniform project, and his office has said the plan would involve Russian textile companies being asked to produce uniforms for 13 million pupils for during the 2013-2014 financial year. These uniforms would be sold to parents, while financing for the ...
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