Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 10, August 2017 A strong performance from the ready-made garment (RMG) sector boosted Bangladesh’s overall export earnings by 27% in July to $3.21 billion, data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has revealed. The RMG ...

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Bangladesh RMG sector grows fast offsetting conspiracy: Amu Despite international conspiracy ...

Published in the Daily Star on 9, August 2017 The Foreign Trade Association, a Brussels-based organisation of global retailers, sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urging her to settle the outstanding labour issues in the country. “The European ...

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed FTA urges Bangladesh to cooperate with EU, ILO Brussels-based Foreign Trade ...

Published in the Financial Express on 7, August 2017 The government has started talks with the authorities of readymade garment (RMG) factories located at shared or rented buildings to expedite the post-inspection remediation work under the national initiative, officials said. ...

A number of prominent global apparel retailers have gone bankrupt in the recent years. The trend started in 2016 and it continues in 2017. Many are planning to shut down their outlets. There is a decreased demands of apparel products ...

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Govt prods apparel firms in shared buildings to fix flaws The ...

Published in the Financial Express on 7, August 2017 Monira Munni The country’s export-import activities are facing severe blow as feeder vessel operators have imposed additional surcharge as congestion in Chittagong port has mounted. The operators have also limited the ...

Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Apparel exports to US drop Garment shipment to the US, the ...

Published in the Daily Star on 7, August 2017 Refayet Ullah Mirdha Garment shipment to the US, the country’s single largest export destination, declined 7.47 percent year-on-year to $5.2 billion in 2016-17 largely because of higher duty, longer lead-time, and ...