DUBAI’S MOTEXHA 2006 TEXTILE SHOW GETS UNDER WAY

Asia Pulse
Apr 06, 2006

DUBAI, April 6 Asia Pulse – MOTEXHA 2006, the region’s largest trade
show for garments, textiles, leather and fashion accessories, is under
way in Dubai with over 250 exhibitors from 30 countries taking part.

Opening the event on Monday, Dubai’s Department of Information Director
General Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum said: “Motexha has grown
over the years and especially in the past year the show has grown by
30 per cent. This is demonstrative of Motexha’s strength in offering
exhibitors the right platform to source prospective clients in the
lucrative Gulf market. Many of last years exhibitors have also returned
to the show and are back to do more business with the Middle East.”

Motexha provides the ideal platform for international manufacturers
to do business and cost effectively sell to professional buyers,
re-exporters, retail traders and textile merchants from across the
Middle East.

The region’s fashion and textile industry is estimated to be worth
US$11.4 billion.

Dubai is one of the largest and strongest markets for textile, garments
and leather goods in the Middle East region. According to the Dubai
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the year 2004 saw the value of
the exports reach Dhs625 million (US$170 million), while in 2005,
trading of textile, clothing and footwear reached to Dhs1.9 billion.

Thirty per cent of visitors to Motexha came from the GCC and Levant
countries.

Motexha has also seen a marked increase from trade visitor attendance
from CIS countries, East Africa and the Indian Sub-continent.

Motexha is officially supported the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and by
Texmas, the 300 member strong textile merchants group and promoters
of the Dhs 220 million Dubai Textile City.

Country pavilions from China, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy, Germany,
Armenia, Portugal, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, the UAE, Lebanon,
Thailand, Cyprus, Pakistan and India are present at the show.

Government supported groups from the Aegean Exporters Association,
Turkey; Republic of Cyprus Trade Centre; APICCAPS, Portugal; Department
of Export Promotions of Government of Thailand; National Agency for
Export Development, Indonesia; Textile and Fashion Federation of
Singapore are participating at the show.