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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is signing a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese government, which will see Brussels spend money on helping China’s coal-fired power stations install emissions capture and storage equipment. It is being initialled by European Union (EU) energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs at the sixth EU-China energy conference, held in Shanghai this week (20-21 Feb).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

WORLD Bank lending to food production projects in developing countries rose by 40% to US$2.1 billion in July 2004 to June 2005, compared with the previous 12 months. The bank said US$1 billion investment went on irrigation, especially in India, US$247 million on food research, US$94 million on agro-industry, US$95 million on boosting food trade, and US$32 million on animal production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A SUCCESSOR treaty to the 1994 International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) has been approved that includes commitments to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, disappearing at 15 million hectares annually. The Japan-based International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) will monitor compliance with reforesting and other promises.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

IN line with the growing recognition in the 1980s of anti-money laundering campaigns as a weapon against terrorism and increased knowledge global drug supply routes, (implicating a number of Latin American countries), governments of the western hemisphere concluded that greater formal co-operation was necessary in fighting dirty money.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

A PROPOSAL by the European Union (EU) trade commissioner Peter Mandelson to impose provisional anti-dumping duties of 19.4 % on imported leather shoes from China and 16.8% on those from Vietnam has sparked protests from the Chinese Leather Association (CLA), caused concern among EU retailers and importers, while bringing uncertainty into the global leather market.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

NEW global standards for processed cereal-based infant and baby foods – including detailed and comprehensive rules on labelling – have been released by world food body Codex Alimentarius. United Nations body Codex is consulting on the new guidelines, and is looking for comments from member government by March 31.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney

RECENT positive advances in the paint and coatings industry symbolise general satisfaction with Malaysia’s business outlook. It might not have the cheapest labour in Asia but the workforce is skilled, productive and highly competitive. Access to infrastructure (especially ports) for exports is also reported to be good.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A NEW opinion poll released by the European Union’s (EU) polling organisation Eurobarometer has shown that supporters of nuclear power have a tough task ahead persuading EU citizens that their technology is the answer to global warming plus high oil and gas prices.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

ECONOMIC growth, especially in emerging markets, is forcing international food businesses to take a closer look at opportunities in potentially unstable countries, and the global aid community is keen to help. One international institution is well positioned, especially given the increasing demand for development projects to be largely private financed: the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, or MIGA, of the World Bank.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

OUT of 60 recommendations made in a report last December by the European Parliament on strategies to prevent human trafficking only one specifically mentioned money laundering and even there the message was essentially "carry on as before" and "keep your eyes open".…