AMMAN Reducing the customs duty to five per cent on clothes and footwear positively affects consumers’ purchasing power, according to Jordan's Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate.In a statement sent to The Jordan Times, the syndicate also pointed out that “the decision is a step in the right direction, due to reviving relevant sectors such as tourism, transport and
According to the country's Shoe Manufacturers Association, there used to be over 250 shoe workshops and factories in Jordan, employing about 5,000 people.
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By Kamal TahaAgence France-PresseAMMAN He was once dubbed the “King of Shoes”, but after decades of fashioning footwear for kings, queens and presidents, 90-year-old Jamil Kopti fears cheap imports are killing off his craft.“We started losing customers one after another, and we kept losing stores until we closed down three shops,” said Kopti, believed to be Jordan’s oldest
He was once dubbed the "King of Shoes", but after decades of fashioning footwear for kings, queens and presidents, 90-year-old Jamil Kopti fears cheap imports are killing off his craft.