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GREEN BOTCHING COULD HAMPER EV ROLL OUT WARN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS
Governments and major auto companies worldwide are vying to be sustainable transport champions, declaring ambitious goals for a switch to electric and zero-emission vehicles as well as other measures to green up their fleets. But environmentalists say that ‘green-botching’ where environmental measures are being implemented by governments and companies so badly that they undermine their green goals is becoming a real problem.…
CANADA GROWS IN IMPORTANCE AS EXPORT MARKET FOR US AUTOMAKERS
The Canadian automotive import market is becoming an increasingly important to USA-based assemblers, with USD17.2 billion’s worth of American-made cars, SUVs and light trucks sold in Canada in 2022, according to federal government figures issued from Ottawa. That is up from USD14.2 billion in 2021 and higher than pre-Covid-19 sales – USD14.6 billion in 2018 and USD13.8 billion in 2019.…
NIGERIEN STUDENTS ADMITTED TO FRENCH UNIVERSITIES STRANDED AT HOME AFTER COUP
Niger students admitted to French universities for the 2023-2024 academic year have been stranded in their home country because of the recent coup d’état. The French embassy in the capital Niamey says 1,200 Niger students are due to attend higher education courses in France for the new academic year, with 456 recently admitted for their first year of study and hence requiring a French visa to travel.…
BURKINA FASO HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTRY CHIEF SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL FINANCE STUDENTS STUDYING OUTSIDE FRANCE
Students in Burkina Faso and Niger blocked from attending courses in France through that country’s withdrawal of visa facilities are being urged to consider alternative higher education options for the upcoming academic year.
With the French government standing firm over its closure of consular services in these countries, and neighbouring Mali, all run by military governments having poor relations with Paris, their students are running out of time to take-up places in France universities.…
CHINA HEADING FOR MASSIVE ILLEGAL CAPITAL FLIGHT OF DIRTY AND CLEAN MONEY
Risk specialists predict that the current instability in China’s trust sector and China’s slowing economic growth will lead to a massive outflow of capital from China, breaching Chinese money laundering laws. That will include both the export of legally earned money in excess of Chinese capital export caps of USD50,000 per year and illicit movements of criminal proceeds.…
NONWOVENS ADHESIVES MANUFACTURERS INNOVATE TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC AND REGULARY PRESSURES
Companies in the nonwoven adhesives market are innovating to overcome geopolitical and environmental pressures forecast by market analysts to pose challenges for the next five years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s impact on the global economy and energy prices; continued supply chain fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic; and growing sustainability concerns and associated regulatory changes are tough obstacles, claim market researchers OG Analysis, from Connecticut, USA.…
RUSSIA’S CLOTHING MARKET WITHSTANDS IMPACT OF UKRAINE INVASION, BY
With western clothing brands and retail outlets quitting Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine – killing 9,614 civilians (UN figures) and killing or wounding almost 500,000 soldiers (US government estimates) – clothing exports to Russia from nearby Türkiye have been growing steadily, with some increase in Russian production.…
EGYPTIAN COTTON EXPORTS TO CHINA SURGE AS CHINESE SPINNERS AVOID BLACKLISTED XINJIANG FIBRES
Chinese textile and clothing manufacturers are increasingly relying on Egyptian cotton, over the past two seasons becoming Egypt’s second largest buyer of cotton, driven by the US ban on Xinjiang cotton, competitive pricing, and strong demand for luxury fibres.
“China has always been a player in Egyptian cotton, but they were never on top of the list.…
BANGLADESHI GARMENTS WORRIED OVER THE UNION LEADER MURDER FALLOUT
Bangladesh has struggled to rebuild its reputation as an ethical sourcing location since the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster, so the murder of Bangladeshi union leader Shahidul Islam on June 25 has sparked concern within the country’s important clothing export sector.
Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another comrade named Aminul Islam to a violent and murderous attack in 2012.…
UNIFOR DEAL WITH FORD CANADA SQUEAKS THROUGH, AS UNION PREPS FOR GM/STELLANTIS TALKS
Ford of Canada workers within the Unifor union have voted narrowly to approve a three-year contract to September 2026, with a 15% pay rise over the term, and the first pension improvements since 2005. Following past negotiating rounds, this pattern setting agreement should be mirrored in Canadian labour deals now to be negotiated by Unifor with GM and Stellantis.…