As the economy is expected to rebound in the United States followed by Europe, global textiles industry is in the need of demand revival. The past eighteen months has witnessed rocky economic climate showing anomalies such as high inflation, strong labour market and weak consumer demand. The
For the first time a Bangladeshi importer, Nita Company, imported 36 Tata Motors pickup vans worth Rs 1.23 crores by paying in Indian rupees at Benapole Land Port. The trade in Indian rupees was earlier inaugurated on July 11, by the Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Raof Talukder and Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma. “The […]
Banks of 22 countries have opened Rupee Vostro accounts in Indian banks in order to trade in the Indian currency as part of gradual plan to veer away from dollar payment. “This would enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic currencies enabling the development of a bilateral foreign exchange market,” […]
Vietnamese garment exports declined 17.6 percent from a year ago period to US $18.6 billion in the first six months of 2023, mainly due to the global slowdown. According to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the country had set an ambitious target of $40 billion for 2023. The average monthly wage for workers […]
Tim Ayres, Australia’s Assistant Trade Minister gave an assurance that duty free access for Bangladeshi garments would continue, even after the country loses the perks of its least developed country (LDC) status in 2026. The Minister said this while meeting a delegation of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh’s high
At a brainstorming session held with officials of the Ministry of Textiles, Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion in textiles production and $100 billion exports by 2030. According to a PIB press release, at the Chintan Shivir, Piyush Goyal emphasised on holistic approach towards making the […]
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has implemented the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes. “The eligibility of inputs is determined by Sector-specific Norms Committees based on input-output norms,” a PIB press release stated. To make the norms fixation process more efficient,
Merchandise exports from India plunged 22 percent from a year ago month to $32.97 billion in June 2023, due to weakening global demand and inflationary trends in developed countries. Indian merchandise imports also fell 17.5 percent year on year to $53.10 billion in the previous month. Trade deficit however narrowed in the earlier month to […]
In fiscal year ending June 2023, Bangladeshi garment exports rose 10.27 percent year and year to US $47 billion and in the process registered a new milestone in garment exports. In the fiscal under review overall Bangladesh exports totaled $55 billion. which was again the highest-ever export earning in the history of Bangladesh. This brought […]
European Union import of garments declined 7.62 percent year on year to US $29.83 billion in the first four months of the current year. “Imports in quantity terms between January and April 2023 plunged lower at 15.45% from a year ago period,” data from Eurostat revealed. Only apparel imports from India and Vietnam recorded positive […]





















