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Cambodian Garments Record 7 Percent Growth in Exports [18 Feb 2009]  
Garments, the backbone of Cambodian exports were able to register 7 percent growth in 2008 to $3.15bn from its previous year. Even in 2008, the US continued to be the largest market for Cambodian garm  ...More
Tags: garments     exports     garments industry    
While Majority Sectors Flatten Out, Indian Pharma Exports to Maintain Growth [06 Apr 2009]  
Findings of a survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) indicate a large majority of export industries of the country will be recording either negative or  ...More
Tags: india pharma     pharma     pharma exports    
Falling Remittances and Returning Expats Heighten Economic Woes of Armenia [05 May 2009]  
Armenia, the second largest populous breakaway of the former Soviet Union is seriously confronted with lowered salary and job losses of their nationals working abroad after the economic crisis gripped  ...More
Tags: armenia     economy     diaspora    
India and Nigeria to Streamline Pharma Exports [03 Aug 2009]  
India is expected to sign pharma deals with Nigeria, the country’s largest trading partner from Africa to reclaim and boost the pharmaceutical exports after fake ‘Made in India’ drugs originating fro  ...More
Tags: India     Nigeria     Pharma Exports    
Malaysia to Hire Foreigners for Custom-made Garment Industry [16 Feb 2010]  
The rising demand for custom-made garments and lack of skilled domestic tailors are hampering the growth or even the existence of many tailoring shops in Malaysia. An industry head apprised The Star t  ...More
Tags: Malaysia    garment    MIBA    India    business    
UK Illicit Pharma Exports to Expand If Gov Actions Fail [09 Mar 2010]  
The recent emergency meeting summoned by the UK Health Minister Mike O'Brien with the trade bodies to condemn and act against the parallel drug trade may become a lip service if the government fails t  ...More
Tags: UK    pharma export    NHS    drug    
Fairtrade Enters Gold Market with New Standard [19 Mar 2010]  
The Fairtrade Foundation, a market-based social organization has announced that it had jointly developed a gold standard with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), a coalition of individuals and  ...More
Tags: ARM    A&S    FLO    F&F    gold    jewellery    
Cambodia Garment Strike Spotlights on Labor Rights [29 Jul 2010]  
The wraith of global meltdown is still resonating in some form or the other in most outsourcing dependent countries. The recent Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns out to be a perfect case in point  ...More
Tags: Cambodia     Strike     Garment     Wrokers     Phnom Penh    
US Rice Farmers Let down by South Korea FTA [23 Dec 2010]  
A senior official from the US Rice Federation informed in an interview that the recent FTA between the US and South Korea had been a disappointment. While speaking to the Farm Press, Bob Cummings, sen  ...More
Tags: Rice     Grain Trade     US Farmers     Agriculture     FTA    
Argentine Farmers Still Unhappy over Hostile Export Policies [25 Jan 2011]  
The farmers’ protest that took place in Argentina last week was called off by the trade unions with a warning of series of strikes in the near future if their demands were not met. The warnings indica  ...More
Tags: Food Prices     Grain Supplies     Argentina     Farmers Strike    
Farm Boom Is Leading to Growing Concerns [01 Mar 2011]  
The cure for higher commodity prices is usually higher commodity prices.

The global clamor for corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops has been a stroke of good fortune for the agricultural indus  ...More
Tags: corn    wheat    soybeans    nonfarm wages    Kansas City Federal Reserve    
India keen to export pharma products to China [24 Mar 2011]  
If the Chinese government cleared hurdles to provide market access, India could start exporting its pharmaceuticals to China in a big way. India made a strong pitch to push it, asserting that a good o  ...More
Tags: Indian Drug Manufacturers Association    API    pharmaceutical industry    SFDA    
A Step in the Right Direction- US to pull the reins on Global Arms Trade [30 Sep 2013]  
Maybe, the continued instance of gun violence in the United States has had its effect, finally. The US is all set to sign an influential global treaty that will directly regulate its lucrative USD 80  ...More
Tags: US reins Global Arms Trade    
Grassroots Trouble- Pakistani Farmers resist Free Trade with India [24 Feb 2014]  
Looks like a normal trade relationship between India and Pakistan will remain a distant pipe-dream for now. An alliance of farmers was forged in the Punjab province of Pakistan recently, to oppose any  ...More
Tags: Grassroots Trouble Pakistani Farmers Free Trade