Latest Emerging Markets News
Serbian women’s centre seeks investment in recycled fibres venture
The Women’s Center Uzice in Uzice, Serbia, is seeking an investment of €180,000 (US$200,000) in a venture to recycle textile fibres.
Apranga opens first Sandro, Maje stores in the Baltics
Lithuania-based Apranga, the largest Baltic fashion retail chain, has opened the first Sandro and Maje stores in the Baltic countries, reports LETA/BNS.
Russia's Kira Plastinina pulls back from foreign expansion
Kira Plastinina, a Russian clothing network owned by the daughter of Russian billionaire Sergey Plastinin, has revised its earlier announced plans for global expansion in...
Bulgaria discusses co-operation with Turkmenistan
Opportunities for partnerships in the textile industry between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan were discussed at a recent meeting between Atamurat Ataev, Deputy Minister of Textile Industry...
Trendtex to invest in Gornji Milanovac
Production is planned to restart at the former Rudnik textile plant in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, by the end of April with 300 workers employed.
World Bank urged to suspend loans to Uzbekistan
Human rights advocates have petitioned the World Bank, calling on it to suspend payments to the Uzbek government until it stops the use of forced...
Indorama Synthetics opens ninth textile plant in Indonesia
Indorama Synthetics, Indonesia’s biggest producer of textile raw materials, has started production at a US$40m spinning mill facility in Purwakarta, West Java says the country’s...
Sritex signs deal to supply uniforms to Cambodia
Indonesian firm Sri Rejeki (Sritex) has signed a US$50m deal with Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior to supply the country’s police and armed forces with new...
Malaysian kenaf fibre in high demand in China and Thailand
National Kenaf and Tobacco Board chairman Datuk Mohd Adhan Kechik said that, during the October 2014 – December 2015 period, Malaysia exported 760 tonnes of...
Lingerie producer to open third plant in Myanmar
Bogart Lingerie is set to open its third plant in Myanmar in June, three years after becoming the first international lingerie manufacturer to set up...