Category: Sample analysis

BY DANIEL SEKULICH, in Toronto; LIZ NEWMARK, in Brussels; ED ZWIRN in New York; and SARAH GIBBONS, in London WITH the introduction of Bill C-45 into the Canadian House of Commons earlier this year, and its securing a second reading vote in June (see https://openparliament.ca/bills/42-1/C-45/), Canada’s government has moved closer to removing millions of dollars of dirty money from its economy.

BY POORNA RODRIGO A GROWING trend of digitising HR – or simply put, developing human resources using machines - is sweeping Asia’s HR sector. And it has brought with it many challenges and risks that the industry need to take note of, experts warn.

BY LIZ NEWMARK, in Brussels WITH the Brexit negotiations now underway in earnest, the plastics industry is clear about its ideal outcome – maintaining the existing legislative framework for plastics when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) – scheduled for March 29, 2019. This is essential for the health of the industry in the UK and its current EU partners, experts have told European Plastics News, with the third round of Brexit negotiations to start August 28.

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi, POORNA RODRIGO and KEITH NUTHALL INDIAN food industry executives and experts have called for a simplification India’s incoming goods and services tax (GST) regime as it applies to food, criticising the levying of higher rates on value-added manufactured foods that can drive market growth.

By Sara Lewis, in Brussels   With a June 23 date set for Britain to hold an in-out referendum on UK membership of the European Union (EU), the European car industry has made it clear it wants British voters to keep their country within the 28-member state bloc. Four top automaker executives have rejected Brexit (British exit from the EU) by adding their names to a letter from business leaders to the London-based The Times newspaper, flagging up the EU’s benefits.