True, too, several Israeli firms have set up factories, mainly for textiles, in low-wage Jordan and Egypt, and these are already showing promising profits.
Yet once the global quota system for textiles is removed in 2005, rich countries may resort to trade-remedy rules to protect themselves from increases in textile imports from poor countries.
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Countries like India, Bangladesh and Indonesia, are taking a growing share of the export market for textiles, footwear and many hard goods, but China is still the leader in each of those categories.
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Oh and by the way, the United States will not budge on its protection for textiles and on its use of anti-dumping laws, and the European Union wants to carry on keeping out foreign farm products.
In the past year, however, the provinces that usually absorb migrant farmers have become increasingly unable to do so, as the precipitous drop in orders for textiles and manufactured goods forces more and more factories that employ low-skilled migrant workers to shut down.
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Mangaldas Market, traditionally home to traders from Gujarat, is a great place to browse for Indian textiles and silks.
He was also, like his father, a dedicated Orientalist with a roving eye for the textiles of cultures past and present.
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The painting captures the busy marketplace at the Souk des Etoffes in Tunisia, a place known for its textiles, rugs and clothing.
Another bargain: the U.K.-based BBA Group, a conglomerate that makes hydraulic equipment, services aircraft and manufactures nonwoven textiles for things like diapers.
The mill, which made fabrics and textiles for more than 100 years, has closed and the bricks may be sold.
Mr. Holmgren and Ms. Spertus have since helped coordinate Mr. Jaffe's purchase of 200 additional textiles for the new gallery.
Demand for palladium-process catalysts in the chemical industry should also rise, driven by downstream demand for packaging and textiles, particularly in Asia.
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In textiles, for example, Kenyan manufacturers have been exposed to duty-free imports brought in by people with close connections to the ruling elite.
Some emerging designers are eschewing new textiles altogether for upcycling, which means taking waste and reclaimed textile material and turning it into a product with higher value.
Right now Europe also seems ahead in developing nanotechnology to create materials for industries like cosmetics and textiles.
But most rely on textiles and clothing for a higher proportion of their manufactured exports than China does.
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Spruce Pine grew up around the railroad, which still runs through downtown, did well for decades, sending local textiles and furniture to the rest of America.
Marimekko, the midprice Finnish home-furnishings brand whose Fifth Avenue New York flagship is filled with its cheerful pop-art prints, paved the way in the U.S. for high-end Scandinavian textiles, says Ms. Essner.
Green is the new black, at least for clothing companies providing environmentally friendly textiles.
He took jobs sewing textiles and even worked for room and board so he could learn the jewelry-making trade.
From July, aerosols and textiles will be accepted for recycling and kitchen towels can go into the food waste bins.
This is home to 74 factories that produce mainly textiles and electronic gadgets for export--duty-free and quota-free--to the U.S. These factories make up what is called a qualifying industrial zone (QIZ), an entity designated by the U.S. in 1996 to help increase imports from Jordan.
E-textiles have been around for centuries (think metallic thread) but now that computers have become the size of a pack of gum, affordable and easily programmable, and a new 3D Printer comes on the market daily, fashion tech is starting to catch on and more and more widespread.
For Lord McAlpine, the appeal of textiles lies in their imaginative, abstract designs and the subtle colours that come from using vegetable rather than synthetic dyes.
Schacht and his college pal, Zachary Kaplan, run Inventables, a firm that seeks out obscure, newfangled textiles, technology and thingamajigs for companies that otherwise might overlook them.
Ms. Demeulemeester has a coterie of faithful followers who collect the shirts, jackets and trousers for which she designs most of the textiles, and the shoes shaped on her own lathes.
In its statement, IKEA said it believes it can "live up to the guidelines and keep within the spirit of the policy" by building upon relationships it already has in India, where it works closely with 70 suppliers of good ranging from textiles to rugs to ceramics for its global stores.
Lower trade barriers, particularly in textiles and agriculture, are vital for these countries' economic prospects.
Low Ukrainian wages are helping some light industry (making textiles, chocolate, ketchup, for instance) to thrive.
He is also working on cutting other taxes for labour-intensive industries, such as textiles and shoes.
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