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RMG News Flash on 24th Nov 2016

Some new highlights relevant to RMG sector: OTEXA Report: According to the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), USA, among the leading six RMG exporters to USA, only Bangladesh and Vietnam continued in an increasing trend since last year.

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News in Brief

November 23, 2016 TPP: US President-elect, Donald Trump promises to quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), worries Japan while Australia states that it plans to go ahead nonetheless. Experts think Bangladesh needs to consider being part of the TPP as the ...

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RMG News Flash on 23rd Nov 2016

Some new highlights relevant to RMG sector: • TPP: US President-elect, Donald Trump promises to quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), worries Japan while Australia states that it plans to go ahead nonetheless. Experts think Bangladesh needs to consider being part of the TPP as the negotiation might be revised without USA participating.

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RMG News Flash on 22nd Nov 2016

Some RMG industry related news from media today are: Accord: Accord, the garment factory inspection agency sponsored by the European retailers, is presently in discussion with the government of Bangladesh to extend its tenure beyond June 2018, by another three years to 2021.

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Q1 RMG exports decline on sluggish demand

Published in The Financial Express on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 Monira Munni Bangladesh’s apparel exports to some emerging and traditional markets declined during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 over that of the corresponding period of the last ...

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Making RMG growth lasting – Dr. Abdullah Shibli

Published in The Daily Star on Saturday, 8 October 2016 Making RMG growth lasting – Dr. Abdullah Shibli Bangladesh’s garments industry, for good or worse, has been on the radar screen of policy regulators, North American and European trade union movements, international lenders, ...

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