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👞 Leather & Footwear
Apex Footwear to raise Tk 500 crore through redeemable preference shares for loan refinancing, with FY26 EPS rising to Tk 7.91 and 30% dividend recommended.
👞 Leather & Footwear
⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's commerce ministry is preparing a roadmap to move the leather industry up the value chain, focusing on environmental compliance, traceability, and technology transfer.
👞 Leather & Footwear
⚡ Breaking Government plans new world-class CETP at Savar tannery estate as existing plant treats only 14,000-18,000 of 25,000 cu.m capacity, with Eid waste reaching 40,000-45,000 cu.m, threatening $5 billion leather export target by 2030.
👞 Leather & Footwear
⚡ Breaking FLAXA President Syed Nasim Manzur says Bangladesh can more than double leather and footwear exports from $1.76b to $5b by 2030 with policy reforms, non-leather expansion and shift from crust to finished leather, while reducing 23 certificates to 4 like Vietnam.
👞 Leather & Footwear
Bangladesh Bank has launched a Tk 20 billion pre-finance scheme for the leather sector, offering loans at 4% interest with terms up to 7 years. The fund requires LWG certification and 10% solar power usage, targeting raw hide processors and leather product manufacturers.