Aug 27, 2019 — 4:11pm
International trade was one of the discussion points of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies, that met last weekend in Biarritz.
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Aug 23, 2019 — 5:03pm
The Asian giant announcement happens right before the American government activates the new tariff rises of the 10% to the Chinese imports worth 300 billion dollars.
Aug 23, 2019 — 4:23pm
The president of Inditex, Pablo Isla, attends today the presentation of this agreement signed by 32 international fashion groups next to the president of France, Emmanuel Macron.
Aug 23, 2019 — 9:00am
Fashion global commerce jumped to 471 billion dollars in 2017. In the same period, global commerce boosted 26.4%.
Aug 19, 2019 — 6:40pm
Donald Trump tariff increase starting September 1st, represents 77% of textiles, garment and footwear, according to the spokesperson of the sector in United States.
Aug 19, 2019 — 4:00pm
The Pekin government released last Friday that a budget plan will be activated soon to boost domestic consumption for what is left of 2019 and 2020.
Aug 16, 2019 — 4:15pm
Restrictions over exports is one of the main reasons of the impact in the global economy, according to the World Trade Organization.
Aug 14, 2019 — 6:00pm
Bestseller, Gap, Li&Fung, PVH, Target, VF Corporation or Target are some of the big fashion retailers that participate in the Life and Building Safety Initiative (Labs) platform to promote safety in the factories located in these countries.
Aug 14, 2019 — 4:00pm
Year-on-year the eurozone economy rised 1.1% according to the last data published today by the European Statistics Office, Eurostat.
Aug 14, 2019 — 4:00pm
Industrial production in the country grew 4.8% in July compared to the same month in the previous year, and 1.5% less than the previous month.
Aug 13, 2019 — 6:31pm
The American government has stated that some of the new tariffs rise for the Chinese fashion imports, specifically apparel and footwear sectors, will be delayed until mid-December.
Aug 13, 2019 — 5:47pm
The German government has started a Grüner Knopt (green button in its German meaning) in which it would support all textile articles that follow certain social and environmental criteria.
Aug 9, 2019 — 9:00am
The Ethiopian economy will be the one with the biggest rise in the next two years in the sub-Saharan Africa, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Aug 7, 2019 — 9:00am
The global market of cotton and polyester has been in the middle of the trade war between China and United States during the last year.
Aug 2, 2019 — 4:16pm
The measure, that will become effective in September, adds to the 25% rate applied in May. Amongst the more affected is the sportswear industry.
News on the latest macroeconomic indicators related to the textile- and fashion industry worldwide.
