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GLOBAL - UN-sponsored responsible business education initiative takes off
By Keith Nuthall
A UNITED Nations-sponsored global initiative to encourage business schools to teach and promote social and environmentally responsible commercial practices has gathered a critical mass of support. More than 100 business schools worldwide have now signed up to the Principles for Responsible Management Initiative.…
EXPANSION OF LATIN AMERICAN GM OIL CROPS CONTINUES APACE
BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas
SINCE biotech oil crops were first commercialised over a decade ago, their use has experienced yearly double-digit growth worldwide, with Latin America being something of a nursery for this growth. Globally, the area of biotech crops grew by 13%, or by 12 million hectares, in 2006, to reach 102 million hectares, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA).…
REGIONAL TRADE DEALS PROMOTE GLOBAL TRADE IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR
BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas; ALAN OSBORN, in London; KARRYN CARTELLE, in Tokyo; BILL CORCORAN, in Johannesburg; PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut; RACHEL JONES, in Caracas; MARK ROWE; and KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round being slow to proceed since its 2001 launch – and only this year approaching something resembling and end game – free traders wanting to encourage global commerce have looked to bilateral and regional trade deals.…
CHINA IS KEY SOURCE OF GLOBAL COUNTERFEIT CAR PARTS TRADE SAYS OECD
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA has been baldly accused of hosting much of the world’s booming counterfeit auto parts production. A detailed report by the planet’s largest think tank – the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – said: "China has been repeatedly identified as the principal source of counterfeit activity in the automotive sector, involving both trademark and design infringements.…
COLUMBIA'S BOGOTÁ AIRPORT EL NUEVO DORADO FACES MAJOR REVAMP
BY SUZANNE KOELEGA
AMIDST country-wide political, health and economical reforms, Colombia’s largest airport, El Dorado International Airport, has embarked on a major reconstruction project. Construction has started and should be completed by 2011.
Colombian civil aviation authorities on September 20, 2007, gave the green light for the US$640 million project.…
LATIN AMERICA EXPERIENCES WORLD BEATING GROWTH IN PERSONAL CARE SECTOR
BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas
A NUMBER of factors have contributed to a booming Latin American market in soap, perfume and cosmetics – most importantly, regional economic growth and a healthy overall GDP. Hair care is the region’s biggest seller, but an increase in life expectancy has created a growing demand for skin care products, especially those related to anti-aging and sun protection.…
WTO BANANA DEAL TO BE ROLLED INTO GENERAL DOHA AGREEMENT SAYS BRUSSELS
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission is attempting to find a solution to its long-standing row with Latin American countries over banana exports by rolling the dispute over into the multilateral World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Development Round. These talks restart in earnest September 3, and Commission agriculture spokesman Johan Reyniers said today (Monday) that the Commission was negotiating with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Brazil to secure a deal.…
IFC LENDS MONEY TO COLUMBIA OIL PRODUCER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation of the World Bank has signed a US$40 million expansion package with British Virgin Islands controlled Kappa Energy Colombia Ltd. Kappa focuses on the Abanico oil field, Magdalena Valley and the Cerrito gas field, near Cucuta.…
IFC LENDS MONEY TO COLUMBIA OIL PRODUCER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation of the World Bank has signed a US$40 million expansion package with British Virgin Islands controlled Kappa Energy Colombia Ltd. Kappa focuses on the Abanico oil field, Magdalena Valley and the Cerrito gas field, near Cucuta.…
CLIMATE CHANGE POSES CHALLENGES FOR DRINKS INDUSTRY
BY MARK ROWE
CLIMATE change, the general scientific consensus now holds, is taking place, and will continue to do so even were we to stop our fossil fuel emissions overnight. And while there may be jests to the effect that hotter summers would be good news for drinks manufacturers, the reality is that the drinks sector faces as many challenges as any other industry, both in terms of ingredient and energy supplies, production adjustments and related commercial issues.…