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4th International Fashion, Textile and

Accessories Fair 2018 in Morocco

4th International Fashion Textile and Accessories participation 12.443 visitors and 11 countries.
Fair opens its gates to thousands of professional
visitors in March 2018 at OFEC, La Foire With the remarkable success of the last edition
Internationale de Casablanca. Morocco Style 2018 will be attended by over 350
exhibitors from 7 countries: Morocco, Turkey,
Morocco Style is an irreproachable opportunity for China, Pakistan, Taiwan, Portugal, Germany; also it
fashion, textile, accessories and ready-to-wear is expected to have 15,000 trade visitors from
professionals: Importers, exporters, manufacturers Morocco and 32 foreign countries from West Africa,
and distributors to weave B2B relationships in this North Africa, the Middle East, the Gulf and Europe.
sector which is in constant evolution. This unique
fair is organizing by Pyramids Group and This platform enables national and international
co-organizing by AMITH and with the partnership of companies from different industrial sectors to show
Atelier Vita. and promote their skills, to meet partners and to
discover the new trends and techniques of the
This fair is seen as a platform for exchange not only sector. Morocco Style also contributes to the
at national level but also on an international scale. development of Moroccan expertise in the textile
The 2017 edition was attended by over 300 sector by consolidating Morocco's competitiveness
exhibitors who presented the latest trends in and making Morocco an international reference
fashion and textiles. The show also recorded the and an African regional hub of the sector.

Chinese buyer’s delegation to visit Pakistan

an opportunity for Pakistan to promote trade

Mr Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Adviser to Prime He further added that this visit is a huge access to
Minister on Commerce and Textiles informed that a the Chinese markets and he hopes that the
Chinese buying mission of business-persons and Chinese delegation would also sign agreements
investors delegation will be visiting Pakistan. These with the local exporters. The government would
business persons during their visit will hold indulge give priority to promotion of export-led growth and
in conversations will local businessmen and reduce dependence on imports, adding that it has
exporters to enhance Pakistan’s trade. identified many sectors to boost exports. With
regard to export promotion strategy, he said it
Mr Dawood communicated to the local community would focus on increasing country’s exports to
including the exporters to indulge in dialogue with compete with regional and global players in
the Chinese buyer’s in order to negotiate on their international market. He said the government, in
areas of interest in country’s exports as it will be a consultation with stakeholders, would devise
beginning to enhance Pakistan’s trade along with comprehensive policy guidelines to promote textile
achieving export targets. and industrial exports.

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