Downturn hampers Bangladesh leather sector
10/02/2009
According to Bangladesh's Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country’s leather exports fell 10.4% to $210.8 million between July and December 2008 compared with $235.19 million during the same period in 2007. The fall has been attributed to a drop in finished leather exports, for which demand and sales have declined across the globe because of the recession.