GOALS '06; DEALING WITH COMPLEX ISSUES.(textile industry)(Interview)(Industry Overview)

From: WWD | Date: December 27, 2005| Author: Tucker, Ross | Copyright information

Byline: Ross Tucker

NEW YORK -- It was a year full of change and controversy for the textile industry.

The dropping of quotas among all World Trade Organization members -- with the exception of China, which was under safeguard quotas and then struck deals with the European Union and the U.S. to restrict imports through 2008 -- caused major shifts in sourcing patterns.

The Doha Round of global trade talks meant to reduce or eliminate tariffs cr...

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