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MIDDLE EAST PAINT MARKET KNOCKED BY CONTINUING DISPRUPTION OF ARAB SPRING
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
THE UPRISINGS in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past two years have had a negative impact on the construction and paint sectors, throwing a proverbial spanner in the works when the region was striving to come out of recession.…
THE DIGITAL AGE IS FOSTERING CONNECTIVITY - BUT ALSO BREEDING CYBERCRIME
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
THE SATURATION of mobile devices, telecommunications and social networking in today’s digital age has created a society of real-time connectivity, where the Internet and its applications are no longer confined to a desktop computer. However, an increasing dependency on digital identity has also generated new risks in terms of cybercrime, where technology users have become more susceptible, depending on the number of devices and applications they use.…
EU SLUMP DRAGS ON AFRICAN ARAB SPRING STATES
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
10 SEPTEMBER 2012
MOROCCO, Tunisia, and Egypt – respectively the sixth, seventh and sixteenth largest exporters of knitwear to the European Union’s 27 member states, as measured by sales value – have traditionally been competitive knitwear producers and exporters.…
MACEDONIA'S REVAMPED AIRPORTS SET TO BOOST TOURISM, ECONOMY
BY ZLATKO CONKAS
THE TURKS used to run the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as colonial overlords – now with the country enjoying its independence since 1991, its government has shown its confidence in welcoming a Turkish company TAV Airports Holding to run its two international airports.…
OUTSOURCING WITH THE BRIC COUNTRIES: HOW DO COMPANIES GAIN THEIR FOOTING?
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
OUTSOURCING textile and apparel production is a necessary step along the supply chain for many large international brands, which – more than often – have long-standing relationships with manufacturers abroad. These partnerships have to start from somewhere, though – and with economic development continuing to grow in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other emerging market countries, there are many third-party companies and services that can help international buyers choose the right manufacturer.…
ARMS AND DRUG SMUGGLING COMBINE WITH KIDNAPPING IN THE ALGERIAN SAHARA
BY KACI RACELMA, IN TIZI OUZOU, ALGERIA; AND PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
COMMERCIAL crime may not be as omnipresent in North Africa as in some other parts of the world, but companies operating in the region have risks to contend with.…
UPRISINGS RAISE SPRING HOPES FOR ARABIC PUBLISHERS
BY PAUL COCHRANE IN BEIRUT
THE ‘ARAB Spring’ uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past year have had a mixed effect on Arabic publishing. Book sales have plunged due to instability, and while some countries have loosened up on censorship, others have clamped down.…
SANCTIONS TAKE THEIR TOLL ON SYRIA'S OIL SECTOR
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
THE SYRIAN energy sector is currently reeling from the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and the United States in the last quarter of 2011 in response to Damascus’ severe crackdown on protests that began in March of last year.…
EU OLIVE OIL INDUSTRY FACING UP TO GLOBAL PRICE FALLS
BY ALAN OSBORN
OLIVE oil growers in the European Union (EU) are currently facing an increasingly frustrating situation: while demand is growing internationally and harvests have been unusually good in recent years, prices are falling at a rapid rate, threatening the livelihood of the thousands of farmers in the main growing countries.…
A BUMPER YEAR FOR SYRIA, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF OLIVE OIL
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
THE SYRIAN economy is in bad shape: sanctions have been slapped on the country by the United States and the European Union (EU), and the uprisings that began in March last year continue unabated. But while one of Syria’s main revenue earners – fossil fuel oil – has been affected by instability and international sanctions, its olive oil sector has had its best year ever harvest, estimated at 200,000 tonnes.…