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Market Intelligence31 Mar 2017Madelaine Cornforth talks to John Rossman, a former Amazon executive and leading advisor and author of The Amazon Way and The Amazon Way on IoT.
Insight31 Mar 2017Vietnam has an amendment to its criminal code under way that would make the crime of illegal dismissal of employees punishable with a jail term of up to one year.
The Zimbabwe government has put in place a raft of measures to resuscitate the country’s weak textile industry.
Prices27 Mar 2017The Chinese yuan appreciated 0.29% against the dollar, as the value of the dollar fell to 6.8842 yuan from 6.9045 yuan in China. In terms of yuan, while China’s cotton yarn remained stable, prices of China’s polyester 32s and viscose 30s continued to drop. Poly-viscose 40s followed in the same path, as they all faced downward pressure in prices due to weak demand relative to supply. In terms of yuan China’s cotton fibre prices are moving downwards and fluctuations around the 5-day average price increased week-on-week. US cotton prices moved upwards, relative to week ending 24 February, but moved down marginally relative to the week before. March has not been a good month for polyamide 6 in China, as price levels have started to fall since the week ending 3 March, after continuous increases in price levels since the week ending 10 February. The 5-day average price showed that a drop-in price levels are accelerating week-on-week. Both India and Pakistan cotton prices started off strong at the beginning of the week, but price levels dropped back to the same level as the week before on 24 March
