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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA CRITICISES EUROPEAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS
CRIME GROUPS BENEFIT FROM CRIMINAL PROCEEDS SEIZURE AND CONFISCATION WEAKNESSESCRIME GROUPS BENEFIT FROM CRIMINAL PROCEEDS SEIZURE AND CONFISCATION WEAKNESSES
The seizure of criminal proceeds has been a policy priority of the current Singaporean presidency of FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) (1). But while it and jurisdictions such as the European Union (EU) are developing reforms to boost asset recovery, more change is needed for this tactic to become a truly effective weapon against organised crime.…
NEW LASER-INDUCED GRAPHENE RESEARCH CHARTS POTENTIAL ADVANCES IN E-TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT
The textile and chemical industries have welcomed new research creating laser-induced graphene (LIG) on e-textiles using laser-direct patterning technology but is looking for ways to scale-up this innovation so it can be rolled-out commercially.
A South Korean research team converted raw Kevlar textiles, synthetic fibre known for its high strength and durability, to electrically conductive LIG via ‘femtosecond’ laser pulses in ambient air (femtosecond being one quadrillionth, or one millionth of one billionth, of a second.)…
INTERPOL FINANCIAL CRIME CRACKDOWN NETS USD300 MILLION, LEADS TO 3,500 ARRESTS
An Interpol police operation cracking down on online financial crime across 34 countries (1) worldwide led to 3,500 arrests and saw a total USD300 million seized – USD199 million in hard currency and USD101 million in virtual assets. The global agency’s six-month HEACHI IV operation, which ran from July to December 2023, targeted seven types of cyber-enabled swindles: voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, money laundering associated with illegal online gambling, business email compromise fraud and e-commerce fraud.…
UNIFOR MEMBERS BACK STELLANTIS CANADA DEAL
Stellantis members of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor have backed the final D3 Canada agreement secured in this year’s contract negotiation round. This means a three-year deal will now apply to 8,200 workers in Canada until September 2026. The union said 60% of members at Stellantis’ Brampton and Windsor assembly plants; and its Etobicoke Casting Plant – all in Ontario – approved the tentative agreement stuck last Monday (Oct 30).…
ASIAN PAINT AND COATING REGULATORY ROUND-UP – NEW ZEALAND PLANS TO SLASH LEAD CONTENT IN PAINTS
The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has called for comments on planned reductions to allowable lead levels in paints, and in art materials such as chalk, crayons, and felt-tip pens.
The country’s current lead level limit for paint is 0.1% (1,000 parts per million/ppm) and the proposed changes would reduce this to 0.009% (90ppm), in line with countries including Australia, Canada and the United States, the EPA said in a note.…
IRAN SANCTIONS EVASION PERSISTS AS UN-BASED NUCLEAR RESTRICTIONS LAPSE
Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…
RUSSIA SANCTIONS ARE UNPRECEDENTED – BUT SO IS THE LEVEL OF EVASION
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has sparked an unprecedented level of international sanctions. However, it has also caused an unprecedented wave of sanctions evasion.
June’s (2023) plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had a clear message for the global anti-money laundering community, which includes organisations fighting sanctions evasion: “FATF reiterates that all jurisdictions should be vigilant to current and emerging risks from the circumvention of measures taken against the Russian Federation in order to protect the international financial system.”…