尼日利亚欲重振棉花、纺织和服装业

Nigeria unveils plans to revive CTG industry
The Nigerian government has unveiled plans to create a production hub and offer tax incentives to revive the cotton, textile and garment (CTG) industry for sustainable economic development.
Nigeria's textiles industry is virtually tottering under the onslaught of cheap imports and smuggled clothing. Measures to stimulate growth in the industry include tax incentives, harmonised tax structure, infrastructural development and financing, as well as creation of a production hub for cotton industry and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector.
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Aisha Abubakar, announced these plans recently at the Textile and Garment Manufacturing Conference organised by Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) 2016 in Lagos.
She said that the government would continue to create an enabling environment to promote the ease of doing business and active participation of the private sector to boost production.
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Bank of Industry (BoI) have been repositioned to implement National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP) goals to boost SMEs' development in the country, the Minister said.
“Nurtured MSMEs can contribute to GDP, job creation and wealth for the citizens. We urge all stakeholders to contribute to economic growth by giving their best so that we can have a Nigeria that we can all be proud of,” Abubakar said.
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尼日利亚欲重振棉花、纺织和服装业
尼日利亚政府近期宣布，中央将计划建立一个生产中心，同时提供税收优惠，旨在重振棉花、纺织和服装业，促进该国经济可持续发展。
在廉价进口商品和走私服装的冲击下，尼日利亚的纺织品行业几乎摇摇欲坠。政府决定采取相关措施来刺激该行业的经济增长，措施包括税收优惠、统一税收结构、基础设施建设和融资以及建立一个棉花产业和信息生产中心，通信技术（ICT）部门。
尼日利亚工业、贸易和投资部国务部长Mrs Aisha Abubakar最近在拉各斯由非洲时装周尼日利亚（AFWN）016组织的纺织品和服装生产会议上宣布这一计划。
她说，政府将继续创造有利环境，缓解经商压力，同时鼓励私人部门积极参与，以便提高产量。
该部长说，尼日利亚中小企业发展局（SMEDAN）和尼日利亚工业银行（BOI）已重新定位，旨在实现国家企业发展规划（NEDEP）目标，提高中小企业发展。
Abubakar说，培养中小微企业（MSMEs）可以提升GDP，为公民创造就业和财富。我们敦促所有利益相关者为经济增长做出贡献，这样我们将会为我们的国家感到自豪。