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Insight11 Sept 2019The US-China trade dispute could offer an incentive for Chinese companies to dump textile products into Indonesia, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service
Insightfree4 Sept 2019The US-China trade dispute could offer an incentive for Chinese companies to dump textile products into Indonesia, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service

As US President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the TPP on 23 January with an executive order, he signalled he will instead ask Asian TPP members for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
Representatives of the US textile sector are looking forward to continued two-way trade growth now that the country has given final legislative approval to a 10-year extension for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), under which sub-Saharan countries can export duty-free to the US.
Insight29 Jun 2015The American textile and apparel sectors, like other importing and exporting companies, are hailing as a success the United States Congress’ passage last Wednesday of a bill giving ‘trade promotion authority’ (TPA) to President Barack Obama.
In one of the few items on the Obama administration trade agenda that are still on track, the US House of Representative's overwhelming approval of reauthorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, should give a continued boost to sourcing of textile products from the continent.