3. TEXTILE INDUSTRY FACED WITH DIFFICULTIES IN IMPORTING COTTON.

From: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter | Date: March 30, 1999 | Copyright information

The textile industry, which the Government relies on heavily for foreign-exchange earnings, continues to be faced with a number of problems, e.g. the shrinking supply of cotton as a result of the high cost money and the difficulties in export transportation. According to a source with the Indonesian Textile Association (API), the amounts of cotton kept in stock by textile producers should be high enough for three months' use. Nowadays, however, the amounts of cotton kept in stock a...

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