KPR Mill, a fully-integrated garment manufacturing company in Coimbatore, has expanded to Ethiopia, setting up its first overseas production facility — KPR Export Plc — in Makelle at an initial investment of $5 million.
Cotton textiles, floor coverings, man-made filaments could benefit most, says industry
India has lost over a third of its apparel and garments exports to the UAE in FY19, due to the 5 per cent import duty levied by the Gulf nation to restrict trading activity and encourage local manufacturing.
The India International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society (India ITME Society) will organise ITME Africa 2020 between February 14 and 16 next year at Addis Ababa.
The Finance Commission on Thursday said despite fluctuations, high GDP growth has continued over the medium term and direct taxes have been sound while there are some periodic ups and downs on the indirect tax front.
In a statement on Friday, CITI chairman Sanjay K Jain said that due to the ongoing trade war between the US and China, the US has hiked additional tariff to 25% on $200 billion imports from China, applicable from May 10, 2019.