Article: 1. GARMENT INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS.

Compared to the other lines of business, the garment industry is highly attractive to investors amidst the current crisis. Data with Data Consult shows that for the first ten months of 1998, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) approved at least 35 projects in the garment industry. In the overall textiles industry, which includes yarn and fabric production, the total number of projects approved during the same period was 70. Of the 35 new projects in the garment industry, some 25 were approved under the foreign investment (PMA) scheme, of which some were part of relocation plans. These investors generally eye the opportunites existing on the export market, which has ...

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