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Argentina’s auto industry had expected a near record year in 2018, but unexpected financial problems that have hit the country in the past month could push the economy into recession and dampen local demand for cars. 
These problems are a far cry from the optimism expressed on April 4, when the heads of three carmakers spoke bullishly about production and sales growth at a business conference staged in Buenos Aires by economic consultancy Invecq Consulting. …

AS China’s retreat from mass market clothing production continues, Bangladesh knitters are eyeing another added value knitwear niche – sportswear. Following the industry’s success in boosting sales within the profitable lingerie segment, Bangladesh manufacturers are ramping up production in sports apparels, although some experts say that work is needed on boosting its supply chain, particularly of manmade fibres.…

TECHNIQUES for using forensic linguistics to detect fraud continue to be refined as experts debate the best and most reliable way to use such technology and practices. Indeed, specialists continue to disagree over how forensic linguistics should be used in the anti-fraud arena.…

Brazil is by far the country most-named in American investigations for crimes against the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), with China trailing behind in second place, according to the latest listing from a blog, FCPA Tracker. It says industries cited in the different FCPA probes tied to Brazil include power generation, waste management, oil and gas services, food production, steel manufacturing and telecommunications.…

SURGING rates of cybercrime are driving businesses of all kinds to devote more attention and resources to preventing cyber-attacks, and drilling employees on how to respond to attacks is a key and increasingly important precaution.

According to John Skipper, a UK-based cyber security expert at specialist technology and innovation consultants, PA Consulting,

“Every organisation should be training staff to recognise a potential threat and react correctly.…

A TEAM of Turkish experts has discovered how to use welding techniques to construct e-textiles for use in firefighters’ protective gear.

Since 2015, under a European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research programme-financed project led by the Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, universities, clothing manufacturers, and experts in smart textile technologies and electronics have been investigating the use of welding techniques to construct interactive textiles.…

THE NONWOVEN adult incontinence market in Europe is offering hygiene product manufacturers and brands a chance to profit in a wider sanitary segment that has been and remains highly competitive.

Western Europe has a high per capita consumption in sanitary protection and a fiercely competitive retailing environment, according to Miles Agbanrin, an analyst for market researcher Euromonitor International.…

Turkey’s textile exports appear to be moving ahead, with strong growth indicated in 2018, up 10.5% overall in March (2018) year-on-year, according to data from the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM). Exports of textiles and raw materials rose 13.8% year-on-year at the end of March 2018, to USD9.03 billion.…

VISITORS to the INDO Intertex in Jakarta, Indonesia, will not only be introduced to the state-of-the-art textile and garment machinery, but also meet with potential clients, exchange business insights around key areas such as sustainability and energy efficiency and expand connections, organisers said.…

The INDO Intertex textile machinery exhibition will be staged in the Indonesian capital Jakarta next month to boost investment in a textile and clothing sector that is growing, the show’s project manager Paul Kingsen said. 

“The theme for this year INDO Intertex is investment growth acceleration.…