Post subject: Crafts & Tourism - Artisanat & Tourisme
Posted: 01/06/2010 09:58 pm
Joined: 10/12/2009 Posts: 8
(En)- What is the impact of the financial crisis on artisan communities working for craft markets in your country ?
(Fr)- Quel est l'impact de la crise financière sur les communautés d'artisans travaillant pour les marchés d'artisanat dans votre pays ?
Post subject: India : Handicraft exports fall by 50% in three years (2007-2010)
Posted: 28/06/2010 11:47 am
Joined: 10/12/2009 Posts: 8
"According to (...) the Export Promotion Council of Handicrafts (EPCH), handicraft exports from India witnessed a steep plunge of about 50 percent since the year 2006-07, the year when exports of handicrafts stood at $3811.26 million."
Post subject: "The financial storm in Eurozone has certainly been a double whammy for the Indian handicraft exporters
Posted: 06/07/2010 02:02 pm
Joined: 10/12/2009 Posts: 8
"The financial storm in Eurozone has certainly been a double whammy for the Indian handicraft exporters as they have been just beginning to heal the injuries of the global crisis that hurted exporters dearly." (5 June 2010).
More: http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/top-stories/2010/Jun/05/eurozone-crisis-double-whammy-for-handicraft-exporters61549.html
Post subject: Financial Crisis and Global Textile Industries
Posted: 06/07/2010 02:04 pm
Joined: 10/12/2009 Posts: 8
"US is an important country for textile global market fundamentals, and its up or downturns will impact the other textile markets. Generally, US import more garments and clothing from other developing nations in high volumes than any other country. Hence the financial crisis in the USA economy will have an impact on textiles import also which have dropped the market sentiments in overseas market since the last few months."
More on Fibre2fashion.com : http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/15/1493/financial-crisis-and-global-textile-industries1.asp
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