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The rapid escalation of Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis, causing its former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign, has had far-reaching implications for the country’s clothing and textile manufacturing sector, which plays a crucial role in the nation’s economy.…

The central American and Dominican Republic clothing and textile sectors are lobbying against the United States scrapping the China 301 tariffs on finished apparel imports following a possible entente with Beijing, saying that the duties are helping encourage investments in their countries.…

Despite the widespread warnings about the risk of fraud, victims are still often their own worst enemy, displaying significant gullibility, especially when they are rushed and under pressure, fraud experts have shown.

Indeed, while older people who are less technically literate are often more vulnerable to scams than younger tech-savvy consumers, it is victims’ circumstances that can make them particularly susceptible, noted UK-based bank fraud consultant Richard Emery.…

The Covid-19 pandemic has not just weakened and disrupted supply chains in the high-end fabric and yarn sector, it has encouraged mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among companies to strengthen trade flows. One key example this year in Italy’s luxury fashion sector is the acquisition by leading Italian luxury fashion house Brunello Cucinelli SpA in March (2022) of a 43% stake in the share capital of its historic cashmere yarn supplier Cariaggi Lanificio SpA.…

The Greek government is seeking to grow English language higher education courses by approving a new law which will aid the creation of new English taught degrees run by Greek universities with overseas HE institutions. While these programmes were already legal, the new law clarifies how they should be operated and controlled by administrative and academic staff.…

India’s production of pashmina, the most exclusive of the cashmere fibres, is to receive an important government boost through acquiring a geographical indication (GI) from India’s Geographical Indications Registry for product sourced and spun in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

The government of the union territory of Ladakh, which runs the mountainous territory in which Indian pashmina is producer applied for the GI certificate last year (2021) and hopes to receive authorisation the next few months.…

With the lifting of the Covid-19 induced lockdown in Shanghai at the start of June, the world’s largest wool exporters are hoping for less disruption to their business with China. But ongoing Covid outbreaks in the country, alongside the government’s continued zero-Covid policy, whereby cities are closed to control infections, and a backlog at its ports, are still causing concern.…

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Customisation is a key trend for a clothing and textile industry that looking to harness new technology to deliver consumer choice and flexibility over supply chains, including reshoring. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, in addition to widespread automation of processes throughout the garment supply chain, has been hailed as a game changer.…

Time was when hijabs were simply religious garb for Muslim women that covered their head and chest of religiously observant women. But hijab design has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with wearers wanting elegance while expressing their religious identity.

In Bangladesh, for example, online fashion influencers have been particularly influential since the mid-2010s, promoting different hijab trends and styles online, with local entrepreneurs increasingly producing and selling hijabs online, especially via Facebook.…

As the Italian economy recovers from the particularly hard two-year coronavirus pandemic, Italy’s paints and varnishes sector is among the few to have weathered the storm well. “Our sector has probably never seen such a jump in growth like that of the past two years,” said Gianni Martinetti, president of the Paints and Varnishes Group of AVISA (1), which is part of Italy’s national chemicals industry association, Federchimica.  …