尼日利亚每年进口40亿美元的纺织品和服装

 

Nigeria imports textiles & clothing worth $4bn per year

“Nigeria spends over $4 billion per year on importing textiles and clothing,” a statement from Hamma Kwajaffa, director general at the Textile Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (TMAN) revealed.

“However, the country's textile sector can manufacture textiles and apparels for the domestic market as well as for the countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),” he said.

“These products can also be exported to the US under AGOA and to the European Union under its GSP scheme,” Kwajaffa added.

“He was but worried over the huge imports of textiles and clothing, which according to him, not only weakens the domestic industry, steals jobs and reduces government revenue,” Nigerian media reports said.

In the statement, Kwajaffa urged the government to address the eight challenges which were earlier brought to the notice of the government.

They include re-scheduling of the CTG loan facility, high tariff on gas despite fall in oil and gas prices, supplying fuel to industry, consistent supply of certified seeds to farmers and lastly allocating forex at official rates.

译文如下：

尼日利亚每年进口40亿美元的纺织品和服装

“尼日利亚每年花费超过40亿美元进口纺织品和服装,” 尼日利亚纺织制造商协会(TMAN)局长Hamma Kwajaffa在一份声明中表示。

“然而,该国的纺织行业可以为国内市场以及西非国家经济共同体国家(ECOWAS)生产纺织品和服装,”他说。

“根据《非洲增长与机会法》和欧盟的GSP计划，这些产品也可以出口到美国和欧盟,”Kwajaffa补充道。

“他担心纺织品和服装巨大的进口,按照他的说法,这不仅削弱了国内产业,窃取就业以及降低政府收入,”尼日利亚媒体报道说。

在声明中,Kwajaffa敦促政府解决8个挑战，这些事政府早该注意的。

它们包括重新安排CTG贷款工具, 尽管石油和天然气价格的下跌，天然气的高关税,向行业提供燃料,始终向农民提供认证种子以及以法定利率最后分配外汇。