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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
GLOBAL CORRUPTION LEVELS REMAIN HIGH, WITH CLEAN-UP EFFORTS STAGNATING SAYS TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL CORRUPTION LEVELS REMAIN HIGH, WITH CLEAN-UP EFFORTS STAGNATING SAYS TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
Transparency International’s 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (1) released on Tuesday (January 30) has concluded 122 of 180 countries worldwide scored below 50 on perceived levels of public sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). This number shows how “corruption levels remain stagnant globally” – as the same number was reported last year (2022).…
INNOVATORS FUEL POLAND’S EXANDING FOOD AND DRINK MARKET AND INDUSTRY
The food industry is one of the most important and fastest growing branches of the Polish economy. With 60% of its land arable, Poland is the sixth largest agri-producer in the European Union (EU), according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).…
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.…
COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE FAILING TO TACKLE ML ENABLERS COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE FAILING TO TACKLE ML ENABLERS
AML experts are increasingly concerned that jurisdictions worldwide are still failing to act against key enablers of money laundering, such as lawyers, trust and company service providers (TCSPs), accountants, estate agents, casinos and luxury goods traders, who ask no questions or ignore money laundering (ML).…
EU ROUND UP – ECJ CONFIRMS EPPO CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATION RIGHTSEU ROUND UP – ECJ CONFIRMS EPPO CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATION RIGHTS
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected a legal bid to trim the power of cross-border criminal investigations launched within the European Union (EU) by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The ECJ was asked to intervene in an Austrian case brought by
German traders accused of smuggling biodiesel into the EU.…
EU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS PRESS FOR GO SLOW ON LAB-GROWN MEAT APPROVALSEU/WTO REGULATORY ROUND UP – EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS PRESS FOR GO SLOW ON LAB-GROWN MEAT APPROVALS
A group of European Union (EU) member states is pressing for delays in approving lab-grown meat for sale in the EU, calling for a broad debate on a wide range of economic and social impacts. A common note to the EU Council of Ministers has been written by Austria, France and Italy, backed by the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia.…
TEXTILE SECTOR TO FACE CHALLENGING NEW RULES ON GREEN CLAIMS
TEXTILE and garment companies in the European Union (EU) will need to take extra care with sustainability-focused marketing, when proposed green claim and greenwashing controls being negotiated by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers come into force later this year.…
TOBACCO SECTOR CHALLENGES DISPOSABLE VAPE BANS
Imposing bans on disposable e-cigarettes or vapes will not help people stop smoking and are counterproductive, European vape experts have told Tobacco Journal International (TJI).
Their comments come in the wake of myriad plans to ban or impose high taxes on these products, which contain nicotine and are regarded by some as harmful for health.…
DUTCH KNITTING INDUSTRY WEATHERS RECESSION, SAY EXPERTS
The Netherlands knitwear companies are fighting tough times. The country entered recession in 2023, caused by high inflation and energy prices, but it will survive, Dutch knitting experts have told Knitting International.
The country’s economy contracted by 0.5%. 0.4% and 0.2% in the first, second and third quarters of last year, meaning that the country is still officially in recession, government agency Statistics Netherlands (CBS – Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen said in November.…