Book excerpt: It has been a year and a half since the demonetisation of November 2016; it has also been a year since the much-awaited goods and services tax (GST) was rolled out. Both moves had their obvious effects on industry, with the textiles and apparel sector across the country being particularly affected. Fibre2Fashion’s July 2018 cover story features viewpoints of a cross-section of the textiles and apparel industry in Surat. Q&A with Pratibha Syntex’s VP, report on trade event Milano Moda Uomo and other regular features are also covered. Fibre2Fashion magazine—the print venture of Fibre2Fashion.com since 2011—is circulated among a carefully-chosen target audience globally, and reaches the desks of top management and decision-makers in the textiles, apparel and fashion industry. As one of India's leading industry magazines for the entire textile value chain, Fibre2Fashion Magazine takes the reader beyond the mundane headlines, and analyses issues in-depth.