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Turkey is struggling to recover its position as an important supplier of high-end and luxury fabrics, recouping sales lost on cost to Chinese rivals. The industry retains great potential strength, being the world’s fifth largest supplier of textiles selling USD12 billion exported annually, according to Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (İTHİB – İstanbul Tekstil ve Hammaddeleri İhracatcilari Birlig).…

Mongolia wants to increase the sustainability of its cashmere industry through more vertical integration – processing cashmere into premium finished garments locally. And it also wants to reduce the national herd to sustainable levels from a current high of 30 million.…

AMERICA has long been the global policeman of international sanctions, including breaches of AML rules, but evidence suggests that the US dollar’s use in international transactions could be weakening and is having to compete with the rising power of crypto currencies.…

The Angolan government has been implementing several measures to improve the weak reputation of its higher education system, such as stricter accreditation and assessment laws, with some experts saying these changes need to be implemented more comprehensively.

Since the current President João Lourenço took office in 2017, after almost 38 years under José Eduardo dos Santos’ command, the country has undergone significant change.…

With the United Nations security council backing the reappointment of António Guterres as UN secretary general for another five years, it is time to ask whether the global body’s political leadership needs a major overhaul.

The answer surely has to be ‘yes’.…

The striking of a coalition agreement in Israel that not only unites right- and left-wing parties, but for the first time in the country’s history includes an Arab party – the United Arab List – signals that real change is possible for Israelis and Palestinians.…

Amid a backdrop of violence and instability, international fashion chains plan to begin placing orders from Myanmar factories in the hopes of bringing back employment and stability to a devastated industry. However, while this may seem like a ray of light in a dark time, many garment workers are not celebrating the news and fear what it might bring.…

The Turkish garment and textile industry is investing heavily in Industry 4.0 across the manufacturing spectrum, as digitalisation and e-commerce becomes increasingly common place in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic has changed everything, shaking the business from the top to the bottom.…

THE INTERNATIONAL Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is consulting on a new proposed comprehensive framework for companies preparing management commentaries to augment basic books, so this advice better informs investors. The IASB does not require accountants to release such additional analysis but warns that national regulators may require this going forward.…

Covid-19 made 2020 an incredibly disruptive year for the global manufacturing sector and Vietnam’s paint and coatings sector did not escape the pandemic impact. This was despite that this south-east Asian country had an apparently low impact from the disease, with just 9,565 cases (as of June 9, 2021) and just 55 deaths from a 98 million population, albeit with a rash of new cases last month (June).…