TURKEY CONTINUES TO GROW TEXTILE EXPORTS – BUT NEEDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON ASIAN RIVALS
September 1st, 2013
Turkey's textile and garment sector is aiming to significantly expand its sales to key global markets outside of Europe, such as the US, while continuing to grow exports to European Union (EU) countries over the next few years, WTiN.com has been told.The Turkish textile industry has performed strongly so far this year. Figures released by the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association (ITKIB) state that the exports of textiles alone reached USD5.46 billion during the first eight months of 2013, up 7.1% on the same period last year. The figures suggest ...
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