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Canada emerges as Vietnam’s most reliable growth market

Business
CPTPP preferences and quality positioning are helping Vietnamese textiles move up the value chain. Canada has become a rare bright...

Pakistan’s Punjab bets on higher-value textiles with Chinese-backed factories

Business
New plants signal a shift from volume to technology in Pakistan’s largest export sector. The Punjab government has opened two...

India’s export push sharpens South Asia’s textile rivalry

Business
New subsidies expose the fragility of Bangladesh’s post-LDC transition. India has announced a ₹4,531 crore ($740m) export assistance package to...

France outlaws ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics and clothing

Chemicals
PFAS restrictions mark a decisive turn in Europe’s chemicals policy, with ripple effects for fashion and beauty. France will ban...

Bangladesh’s apparel exporters face a tariff squeeze in Europe

Apparel
After LDC graduation, price cuts—not productivity—may bear much of the burden. Bangladesh’s garment exporters are likely to absorb as much...

Rising Global Pressures and Policy Gaps Cloud 2026 Outlook for Pakistan’s Textile Exports

Business
Pakistan’s textile sector managed a modest recovery in 2025, but prospects for 2026 are increasingly uncertain. While exports rose...

Bangladesh textile mills face shutdown risk as BTMA calls for urgent structural rescue

Business
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has warned that a growing number of textile mills are on the verge...

PTC calls for ‘Export Emergency’ to arrest textile export decline

Business
The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged Shehbaz Sharif to declare an “Export Emergency,” warning that Pakistan’s textile exporters...

Pakistan shifts cotton export oversight from TDAP to the State Bank

Fibres
The Federal Government has transferred responsibility for cotton export oversight from the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan to the...

BTMA urges Bangladesh to extend export cash incentives and import credit to stabilise the textile sector

Trade
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has formally requested the government to extend the export cash incentive by three years,...

Pakistan’s cotton shortfall deepens reliance on imports

Trade
Climate shocks, land-use shifts and weak incentives are forcing mills to look abroad—again. Pakistan’s cotton harvest has fallen sharply short...

Pakistan’s textile exports to China edge up, with yarns steady and niches emerging

Trade
Cotton yarn still dominates, but small gains in garments and home textiles hint at diversification potential. Pakistan’s textile and apparel...

India–New Zealand FTA to expand textile, apparel exports

Trade
The proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to provide a significant boost to Indian exports, with...

Climate change could erase $66bn from South Asia’s garment exports by 2030

Garments
Without adaptation, heat stress and flooding threaten jobs, productivity and the industry’s growth model. The apparel industries of Vietnam, Cambodia,...

AATCC opens call for papers for 2026 International Summit

Business
The programme signals a broad push toward innovation, sustainability and advanced functionality in textiles. AATCC has opened its call for...

Pakistan’s textile exports to China edge up, with yarns steady and niches emerging

Yarns
Cotton yarn still dominates, but small gains in garments and home textiles hint at diversification potential. Pakistan’s textile and apparel...

India–New Zealand FTA to expand textile, apparel exports

Trade
The proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to provide a significant boost to Indian exports, with...

Egypt bets on textile modernisation to revive a strategic industry

Trade
Billions in state investment and private-sector partnerships aim to restore competitiveness, exports and jobs in Egypt’s historic spinning and...

Vietnam’s garment exporters run hard, but the race is changing

Garments
Export growth persists in 2025, yet deeper restructuring—not volume alone—will decide the industry’s future. Vietnam’s textile and garment exports are...

Purecare deepens Canadian footprint through Eden Textile distribution deal

Business
The partnership signals a push into hospitality and healthcare channels alongside consumer retail. Purecare has signed a strategic distribution agreement...
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