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Bangladesh Braces for End of Textile Quotas

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published December 27, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Beginning Jan. 1, World Trade Organization quotas restricting the amount of textiles North America and Europe can buy from any individual country will be lifted. India is expected to emerge a winner from the shakeup, but analysts say the effects could be devastating for Bangladesh. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

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