Search Results for: Bangladesh

AS BANGLADESH grapples with the problem of childhood stunting, a United Nations expert has called for a boost in animal protein consumption within this south Asian country to tackle the crisis. Stunting is a condition where children grow at slower rates than the average person, being shorter than a typical person of their age.…

AMERICAN fast food chain Burger King has opened its first outlet in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, predicting expansion amidst the country’s fast-growing economy and promising to target local meat procurement. Burger King has tapped Bangladesh-based Tiffin Box Ltd as its national franchisee: “Bangladesh is a growing market.…

Central Bank theft – casino repercussions: the Philippines

The theft in February of $101m from the Bangladesh Bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank New York in an audacious hack of SWIFT codes saw funds flow to casino accounts at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation in the Philippines.…

THE BANGLADESH government has launched mobile SMS (short message service) services to educate small farmers about animal diseases and treatment, officials have told GlobaMeatNews.

The state department of livestock services (DLS) has used a seed grant (of USD23,600) from a government innovation fund (part of a Prime Minister’s Office’s Access to Information project – a2i) to start the text messaging operation last month (October).…

THE PHILIPPINES’ textile sector is not a strong competitor to Asian outsourcing centres such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, but the industry has its own strengths to “create new niches for eco textiles”, aided by an abundant supply of natural fibres such as abaca, an industry expert told WTiN.com. …

PAKISTAN’S denim export industry hopes that help for the textile announced by the government in February (exemption from paying sales tax and payment of long overdue tax refunds) and in a meeting with industry leaders in September (a promised reduction in energy costs) will boost this promising segment.…

Indian cotton exports to Pakistan are expected to drop sharply after rising political tensions between the two neighbours over the Kashmir issue and the availability of more competitive cotton from West African countries and United States, WTiN has been told.

“There are concerns of [Indian and Pakistan] putting a stop to each other’s trade,” said Atif Dada, chairman of the Karachi Cotton Association, in Karachi.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) and United States negotiators have made as much progress as they can in their comprehensive trade talks ahead of the November 8 US presidential and congressional elections, with EU officials highlighting textiles, including knitwear, as a key area of agreement.…

Vietnam’s National Salary Council may have increased the country-wide minimum wage by the smallest proportion in a decade of such rises (7.3% for 2017), but the country’s clothing manufacturers are still warning this is a hike too far.

The Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) has opposed the increase.…

Leaders of Pakistan’s ailing clothing and textile industry have told just-style how they are concerned about their sector’s declining exports, calling on the federal government to intervene promptly to reverse this trend.

“Our exports have been continuously falling since 2013 and the government failed to take any remedial measures,” said Muhammad Ijaz Khokhar, Central Chairman of Pakistan Readymade Garments & Exporters Association (PRGMEA).…