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BRAZIL’S STEPS TO IMPROVE ITS AML/CFT
Brazil, which is among the countries with the highest alerts (1.36 million in 2023) for financial crimes involving shell companies, as per the Moody’s Shell Company Indicator quoted by CNN (1), “has made important strides to improve” its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) system and “is achieving some positive results”, but still “needs to strengthen cooperation and coordination between certain authorities and improve prosecution”, warned the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2023 (2).…

TÜRKIYE DAIRY PRODUCTION FALLS AS INDUSTRY STRUGGLES WITH INFLATION AND DEPRECIATING LIRA

CHINA CRACKING DOWN ON WEAK AUDITING OF ACCOUNTING CRIME
The Chinese auditing unit of accounting giant PwC has been fined a record Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY441 million (USD62.7 million) and banned from auditing in mainland China for six months after a regulator concluded it had “covered up and even condoned” fraud.…

ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK

ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS
CANADIAN GOVERNENT CONFIRMS 2035 ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE DEADLINE, BUT INDUSTRY IS SKEPTICAL
The Canadian auto industry has reacted with skepticism to the launch of final zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandates released by its federal government today (Tuesday Dec 20), warning it needed to do more to pump prime demand, especially for electric vehicles (EV) (1).…
UNESCO-BACKED DEBATE AT COP-28 TOLD UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PURSUE CLEAR AND TARGETED SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
Practical programmes and strategies that enable universities and colleges to drive forward sustainable practices and knowledge to fight and manage climate change are increasingly needed, a UNESCO-sponsored workshop heard this week in Dubai.
Staged on Wednesday (December 6) as the United Arab Emirates hosts the COP28 conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this month, HE experts stressed such work needs to extend to less economically developed countries.…
EUROPEAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS CALL FOR COMPETITIVENESS TEST TO KEEP INDUSTRY CREATIVE
European textile companies increasingly overburdened by regulation say each new piece of European Union (EU) regulation they face should be assessed on the grounds of how it helps industry succeed in an increasingly competitive market. They say more should be done to boost a sector that employs 1.3 million workers in 192,000 companies and provides more than EUR67 billion’s worth of exports to the 27-country bloc, according to the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex).…
EUA ROAD MAP OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY CHANGES THAT MIGHT INSPIRE UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
The European University Association (EUA) has been preparing higher education institutions for increased sustainability requirements as governments implement new commitments made at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, staged in December in Dubai.
It has been encouraging its 850 members, including 34 national rectors’ conferences, to follow its new EUA ‘Green Deal roadmap for universities’, which outlined policies and actions which can help universities follow a climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable, and socially equitable path.…
JAPAN PAINT SECTOR STRUGGLES TO SELL TO PRIVATE CONSUMERS, BUT B2B SEGMENT IS ROBUST
Japanese paint manufacturers are facing challenging times – reducing costs where possible as the price of inputs rise, to reduce pressure on final product pricing as they deal with a local consumer market with declining consumption. Economic pressures caused by geo-political turbulence and the weak Japanese yen are both creating challenges, according to industry experts.…