Article From：SGI Europe Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese-based manufacturer of high-tech electronic components, has partnered with a Japanese supplier of yarns and fabrics, Teijin Frontier, for the research, development, production and sa...

Article From：SGI Europe According to a recent study by Asics, the Japanese sportswear brand, the coronavirus crisis has revealed a new-found love for running all over the world. More importantly, most runners are now planning to maintain...

Article From：SGB Media Online Nearly 55 percent of fans are ready to return to live events today with another 45 percent cautiously optimistic to come back within the year once events return if crowd sizes are limited and social distanced...

Article From：国际劳工组织 NEW YORK/GENEVA (ILO News) Millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, accor...

Article From：kearney.com From peace movement through pandemic, Americans still opt to go green. Earth Day, which marked the foundation of the modern environmental movement a half century ago this month, was born amid social crisis, mature...

Article From：Fibre2Fashion Representatives of apparel, footwear and travel goods producers and the EU business community in the Kingdom on Tuesday requested the European Commission (EC) to postpone its withdrawal of the Everything But Arm...

Article From：Fibre2Fashion The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) recently called for the restoration of zero-rated regime of no payment and no refund of sales tax for export-oriented sectors, inc...

Article From：phnompenhpost.com Vietnams textile and apparel export turnover in 2020 is expected to reduce by a fifth compared to 2019 figures, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), which feels the demand w...

Article From：Dhaka Tribune Supply chain disruption has been the biggest challenge faced by businesses across the globe Bangladeshi export oriented apparel and footwear manufacturers have seen a 77% decline in revenues due to the Covid-19...

Article From：EURACTIV A new corporate tax could raise 10 billion a year to help fund stimulus plans while amounting to less than 0.2% of turnover of large companies that benefit from the European Unions single market, the blocs executive...

Article From：European Commission According to the updated Commission estimates, the coronavirus pandemic will result in a decrease in global trade between 10%-16% in 2020. For the EU27, the predicted reduction is expected to be between 9%...

Article From：European Commission About this consultation Feedback period 11 March 2020 - 15 July 2020 (midnight Brussels time) Topic Trade Target audience a) The business sector in the EU and in non-EU countries, including business associ...

Article From：supply chain dive Months into the pandemic, the U.S. faces an ongoing shortage of PPE and some of it is still subject to tariffs. Gojo Industries, which makes Purell, builds automated hand sanitizer dispensers in the U.S. The...

Article From：joc.com The drop in US imports from China that has been under way for the past two years accelerated in the first four months of 2020 as the US-China trade war and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) took a toll on trade...

Article From：ajot.com To help coordinate implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which enters into force on July 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently opened the USMCA Center. Staffed with CBP experts from op...

Article From：WTO The volume of world merchandise trade is likely to fall precipitously in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 20 May. The inde...

Article From：WTO The WTOs Annual Report, published today (28 May), provides a comprehensive account of the organizations activities in 2019 and early 2020. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Roberto Azevdo and a brief o...

Article From：WTO The WTO Secretariat has published an information note looking at how micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes the impact of supply chain disruptions on MSMEs...

Article From：WTO After careful consideration of COVID-19 related uncertainties and health concerns, the WTO has decided to cancel this years WTO Public Forum, scheduled for 29 September to 2 October. This decision responds to the complexi...

Article From：Chamber Business News The United States and the United Kingdom have opened up negotiations over a free trade deal that both sides agree could help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Business leaders and ad...