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U.S. Commercial Service offering seminar on export controls

November 9th, 2015

The U.S. Commercial Service is organizing a one-day program Dec. 10 in Sandy, Utah, covering the most up-to-date information on U.S. export controls, including export control reform issues as well as obligations under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Office of Foreign […]

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Depreciation of Euro increases EU textile prices

October 26th, 2015

The average price of EU textile and clothing imports jumped 14.2 percent during the first quarter of 2015, says the latest issue of Textile Outlook International from Textiles Intelligence. The value of the euro had depreciated by 18.9 percent in the second half of 2014, leading to EU product price increases—the average price of clothing […]

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Unrest in Pakistan hurts textile exports

July 1st, 2008

A state of emergency declared in Pakistan in November 2007, followed by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent December riots, are the primary causes of a 3-percent decrease in textile exports, reports the Yarns and Fiber Exchange e-newsletter, yarnsandfibers.com. Political crisis and uncertainty is scaring off foreign buyers, while production costs after the […]

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