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US: Gap to start sourcing apparel from Burma
2014-06-09 17:11:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Apparel giant Gap Inc has announced plans to begin sourcing clothing from Burma/Myanmar, in a move it says makes it the first US retailer to enter the market.
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US: Trade office expansion targets Burma and Africa
2014-05-08 13:47:34| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
If confirmation was needed of the world's fastest-growing economies and the biggest opportunities for development, then look no further than the expansion plans of US trade offices, which are opening for the first time in Burma and Ethiopia.
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EU: Begins investment protection talks with Burma
2014-03-25 15:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The European Union has initiated negotiations on an investment protection agreement with Myanmar, following its reinstatement of trade preferences with the country last July.
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BURMA: Eyes US$1.5bn from garment exports in 2014
2014-03-19 15:46:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The restoration of the European Union's GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) trading privileges helped Burma/Myanmar earn more than US$1.1bn from garment exports in 2013, just-style has been told.
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BURMA: Workers at garment factory secure 20% pay rise
2014-03-19 13:05:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Collective bargaining by a union in Burma/Myanmar has secured a 20% pay rise for garment workers at a factory in Yangon.