39th IIGF concludes & generates business of $155 mn
09 Aug '07
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The 39th India International Garment Fair, one of Asia's largest fashion fairs generated a business of $ 155 million in its three days of operation.
The fair was jointly organized by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) in association with four garment associations viz. Apparel Exporters & Manufacturers Association (AEMA)-New Delhi, Apparel Handloom & Exporters Association (AHEA)-Chennai, The Clothing Manufacturing Association of India (CMAI)-Mumbai and Garment Exporters' Association (GEA)-New Delhi.
This year saw a steep increase of 31.8% in business generated as compared to the last exhibition organised in January this year.
The three day fair was inaugurated by Sh. Qaiser Shamim, Joint Secretary (Exports), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India in the presence of Mr. Troels Holch Povlsen, Chairman, M/s Best Seller, Denmark, Shri Vijay Agarwal, Chairman, AEPC and Shri Hari Kapoor, Chairman, Core Group, IGFA. The 39th India International Garment Fair provided a platform for 392 small & medium no of exporters from India and 830 buyers and buying agents
For the first time the fair saw new buyers from countries like, Chile, Spain, Italy participating, apart from the regular buyers from buyers countries like Japan, Australia, USA, UK, France, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, Spain, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand. This has generated an additional business of $33 million and opened new avenues for our country's exports. The topbuyers were Best Seller- Denmark, Kimo Clothing Design – Sweden.
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