Local AGOA textile exports drop 11%
Friday, January 15, 2016
The figures indicate that local textile exports to the U.S have again turned south, after a recovery in 2014, when they jumped 61 percent to $9.5 million (P110 million) at current rates.
Sam Lin, director at Carapparel Botswana – the country’s last remaining AGOA textile export – told BusinessWeek that many factors, including tight competition from China, conspired to depress sales last year.
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