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List of Figures |
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List of Tables |
vi |
| Acronyms |
vii |
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PART I. GLOBAL
TRENDS IN TEXTILES & CLOTHING |
1 |
| 1. GLOBAL TRADE
TRENDS |
2 |
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2. GLOBALAPPAREL
RETAIL AND SOURCING |
3 |
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3. THE GENERALAGREEMENT
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) |
6 |
| 3.1 AGREEMENTS
PRIOR TO THE URUGUAY ROUND |
6 |
| 3.2 URUGUAY ROUND
AND THE AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
7 |
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3.3 CANCUN CONFERENCE |
9 |
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| 4. TEXTILE AND
CLOTHING OUTLOOK 2005 |
10 |
| 4.1 ELIMINATION
OF QUOTAS |
10 |
| 4.2 NON-TARIFF
BARRIERS |
10 |
| 4.3 THE CHINA FACTOR |
11 |
| 4.4 THE ISTANBUL
DECLARATION FOR FAIR TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
12 |
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| 5. E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS
IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
14 |
| 5.1 B2C MODELS
IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
14 |
| 5.2 B2B MODELS
IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
15 |
| 5.3 E-MED TEX-NET |
16 |
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| PART II. EGYPTIAN
TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY PROFILE |
18 |
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| 1. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE |
20 |
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| 2. PRODUCTION STRUCTURE |
21 |
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| 3. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE |
23 |
| 3.1 PUBLIC SECTOR
ENTERPRISES |
24 |
| 3.2 PRIVATIZATION |
26 |
| 3.3 PRIVATE SECTOR
ENTERPRISES |
28 |
| 3.4 US INVESTMENTS
IN THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
31 |
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| 4. COST STRUCTURE |
32 |
| 4.1 LABOR COSTS |
33 |
| 4.2 RAW MATERIALS
& INVENTORY |
35 |
| 4.3 COST OF CAPITAL |
36 |
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| 5. BUSINESS CLIMATE |
36 |
| 5.1 INVESTMENT
AND ENVIRONMENT |
36 |
| 5.2 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS |
38 |
| 5.3 INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
38 |
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| PART III. TRADE
TRENDS IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
39 |
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| 1. PERFORMANCE
OF TC TRADE IN EGYPT |
40 |
| 1.1 COMPOSITION
OF TC TRADE IN EGYPT |
40 |
| 1.2 REVEALED COMPARATIVE
ADVANTAGE (RCA) IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
42 |
| 1.3 MAJOR MARKETS
FOR EGYPTIAN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
45 |
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| 2. TARIFF AND NON-TARIFF
BARRIERS TO TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
47 |
| 2.1 EXPORTS |
47 |
| 2.2 IMPORTS |
50 |
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| 3. THE EGYPT-EU
ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT |
52 |
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| 4. EXPORTING TO
THE US |
55 |
| 4.1 POSITIONING
IN THE US MARKET FOR TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
55 |
| 4.2 EGYPT-US TRADE
TRENDS IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING |
55 |
| 4.3 US FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS |
59 |
| 4.4 QUALIFYING
INDUSTRIAL ZONES (QIZS) |
60 |
| 4.5 QIZS, JFTAAND
JORDAN’S TC EXPORTS |
61 |
| 4.6 COMPARISON
BETWEEN EGYPT AND JORDAN |
62 |
| 4.7 THE FTA BETWEEN
EGYPT AND THE US AND QIZS |
64 |
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| PART IV. PROSPECTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES |
66 |
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| 1. OBSTACLES FACING
THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN EGYPT |
67 |
| 1.1 NON-TARIFF
BARRIERS |
67 |
| 1.2 TRANSPORTATION
COSTS |
69 |
| 1.3 PRICING OF
LOCAL COTTON |
69 |
| 1.4 LABOR PRODUCTIVITY |
70 |
| 1.5 TECHNOLOGY |
70 |
| 1.6 MARKETING |
71 |
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| 2. POLICIES AFFECTING
THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
71 |
| 2.1 REGIONAL AND
GLOBAL INTEGRATION |
71 |
| 2.2 PRIVATIZATION |
73 |
| 2.3 MANUFACTURING
& EXPORT PROMOTION POLICIES |
74 |
| 2.4 THE INDUSTRY
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (IMP) |
75 |
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| 3. E-COMMERCE IN
THE EGYPTIAN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
77 |
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| 4. CONCLUSION |
78 |
| 4.1 SWOT ANALYSIS
OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN EGYPT |
78 |
| 4.2 INDUSTRY OUTLOOK |
81 |
| 4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS |
82 |
| APPENDIX |
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