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BANK INEFFICIENCIES AND FEES MEAN HAWALA IS STILL THRIVING, CONFERENCE HEARS
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Abu Dhabi
HOW to better regulate the popular Middle East and south Asian alternate remittance system (ARS) known as hawala, which has been linked to money laundering, organised crime and terrorist financing, was the focus of the recent Fourth International Conference on Hawala at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi.…
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY - CHATHAM HOUSE CONFERENCE
BY ALAN OSBORN, in Westminster
A SENIOR American nuclear industry advisor has told a global energy conference of his optimism that a “nuclear renaissance” is now possible in the US after 27 years in which no new reactors have been ordered.…
EU LAUNCHES ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN REVIEW
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled plans this year to tighten the European Union’s (EU) national emissions ceilings directive, which caps the amount of pollution released in the air within member states. This comes in the Commission’s latest annual environmental policy review, which has been released alongside a mid-term review of its 2002-2012 sixth environment action programme.…
GLOBAL WARMING - KYOTO RERUN REPORT UNDERLINES NEED FOR URGENT CHANGE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LATEST report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stressed the urgent action still required to reverse global warming trends, saying without action, global greenhouse gas emissions will be 25% to 90% above current levels by 2030, with the highest growth from the transport sector.…
EU FISHING DIRECTORS ENJOY LIGHT WORKLOAD AT GLOBAL WARMING CONFERENCE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A TWO-day meeting in Hamburg of European Union (EU) fisheries directors on the impact of global warming on fish stocks involved just over four hours of conferring, amidst a stay in a luxury hotel, a “sailing and feasting” cruise of the city harbour and a tour of an Airbus factory.…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IS A BOOM ZONE FOR THE CLOTHING SECTOR
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Dubai
THE CLOTHING market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing stellar growth on the back of rising consumer spending, a surge in tourists, and 145% growth in retail space as new malls and shopping centers spring up.…
ISO OFFERS NUCLEAR INDUSTRY GLOBAL BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NUCLEAR energy industry has always been a global business, and since the fall of communism, it has become more, not less international. As a result, the need for common standards and practices, relevant to the industry, its suppliers and its customers is becoming increasingly important.…
NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS OFFER ADVANCES FOR POWER GENERATION
BY MARK ROWE, in London
NANOTECHNOLOGY has a range of significant implications for power generation, a series of leading UK and world experts have told a high-level conference at Britain’s Royal Society. From solar cells to battery storage and fuel cells, nanotechnology will change the way we produce energy, with some impacts already beginning to be rolled out and others expected to become mainstream and commercially viable within 10 years.…
UNITED NATIONS MOVES TOWARDS ADOPTING INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE can be fewer larger accountancy jobs than a complete overhaul of the accounting systems of all United Nations organisations, but such a project is underway, and – some would say true to form – the UN is now splashing cash on external accounting consultants.…
SOUTHERN INDIA NURSE PROSPERS BY MOVING NORTH TO DELHI
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi
SHY but confident, Leenia Thomas, 31, is among the few fortunate nurses in India satisfied with their present employment and not dreaming of immigrating to the UK, USA or the Gulf. However she still lives 2,000 km away from her hometown in the southern state of Kerala, which provides a large proportion of the nurses in India because of its high literacy rates and unusually strong cultural position of women.…