Textile news from MALAWI
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MALAWI: Government supports cotton trade permit
[Mar 06, 2008] Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has directed that traders wishing to engage in the marketing of cotton
MALAWI: Government to rejuvenate cotton sector
[Oct 19, 2007] Malawi is trying to rejuvenate the cotton industry to meet international standards, a senior official in the Ministry of Trade and Industry has said. The country is seeking help from its development partners to achieve the same. Cotton production
MALAWI: Textile sector fails to meet global demands
MEM [May 16, 2007] The Malawi textile and garments producers are supplying less than one percentof what is required by the market.
MALAWI: Govt fails to extend textile tax-free export extension deal
MEM [Apr 09, 2007] The jobs in textile industry may face uncertain future as government has failed to seal a textile tax-free export extension deal...
MALAWI: Sadc save six major textile companies from closure
MEM [Jul 21, 2006] The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) saved six major textile and clothing companies from closure after government sent a rescue team to plead for an extension of the deadline for textile exports...
MALAWI: Taiwanese JV with Malawian for textile company
MEM [Jun 20, 2006] Malawi will have a big textile manufacturing company in October following the establishment of a joint venture between Malawian and Taiwanese investors; Garments and Textile Manufacturers Association of Malawi said here on June 19...
MALAWI: A big textile company expected to open in the country
[Apr 01, 2006] Trade and Private Sector Development Minister Martin Kansichi says a big textile manufacturing company with the capacity of consuming about 22,000 metric tonnes of cotton is expected to open in the country by October this year...
MALAWI: Industrial Council Structure For Textile To Be Formed
[Mar 30, 2004] Garment and Textile Manufacturers Association (GTMA) and Textile, Garment, Leather and Security Services Workers Union have agreed...
MALAWI: Whitex Likely To Resume Production In March
[Feb 12, 2004] Mapeto (DWSM) Limited, formerly David Whitehead and Sons Malawi Limited has said it will resume production of cloth in a month's time...
MALAWI: Textile Exports To US Surges
[Nov 26, 2003] According to the US government's most recent Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade data, during the period January to July 2003 Malawian exports...