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Article: ITMA ASIA 2005
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- Asian Textile Business
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- December 1, 2005
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Visitors From South Asia Came in Record Numbers
Highlights of Exhibits
ITMA ASIA 2005 ended on a high note in Singapore attracting record numbers of visitors from South Asia. Of a total of 30,000 persons visiting the five-day show, the largest numbers have come from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), which is 55% greater than the previous exhibition held four years ago.
Fast seizing the opportunity, visitors from India led the pack from the first day, and registered an increase of over 70% in visitor number for the whole show from 2001. This increase in Indian visitors reflected the rapid growth of its textile industry. Thousands of Indian textile manufacturers, ...