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BRIEF 3 PART I

linking growth in imports to prevailing economic conditions in importing countries, or to progress in social conditions in supplier countries. On domestic economic policy, there are a growing number of calls for special treatment for the textiles and clothing industry by means of eg two-tier interest rates; concessionary rates of energy supply; a tighter policy on purchasing by public

bodies; and more generous measure to support employment.