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Trump, trade and the future of the global textile industry

In view of Brexit, the change in the US presidency, the US withdrawal from TPP and other events, the global textile and garment industry has had its fair share of politics influencing day-to-day operations lately. This is why Kingpins, the international boutique denim sourcing show, broadcast an expert panel discussion titled "Live: Kingpins...

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Indonesia & co. welcome US' TPP withdrawal

While Vietnam and Malaysia will not be too happy about the US' withrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), other Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar can breathe a sigh of relief as they are now on par regarding trade conditions with the big US market. Especially Southeast Asia's...

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TPP: who profits, who does not

The Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP) that was recently formed between the USA and eleven Pacific states - Canada, Chile, Mexico and Peru on one hand and New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam on the other - aims to remove trade barriers and to set common standards. Non-members like the EU are more than a bit alarmed...