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Nicotine consumption is declining worldwide, with smokers are consuming less, as well as e-cigarette and heated tobacco users, according to market research provider Euromonitor International’s ‘Nicotine Survey, Exploring the Modern Nicotine Landscape’.

“Overall [the study] shows nicotine prevalence is declining not growing, and it is clear to see there isn’t much evidence that greater availability of nicotine formats is increasing smoking prevalence among adults,” said Shane MacGuill, head of tobacco research at Euromonitor International, in a webinar attended by TJI.…

Ecommerce is becoming an increasingly popular way to order tobacco-related products, especially e-cigarettes and vapes, but are such single-item shipments contributing to more carbon emissions and packaging waste than buying in-store or kiosk? E-commerce accounts for an increasingly large slice of the global retail market, growing 28% in 2017, 22.9% in 2018 and by 20.7% in 2019, to USD3.535 trillion, and forecast to reach USD4.2 trillion in 2020, according to eMarketer’s Global Ecommerce Forecast 2019.…

ZAMBIA’S government is caught between enforcing World Health Organisation (WHO)-sponsored tobacco control regulations and pushing an economic strategy which touts tobacco leaf as a key component of its goal to transform the Zambian economy to upper middle-income status by 2030. Zambia signed and ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2008 and has since been working to implement its provisions, although progress has been slow.…

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted efforts by South Sudan tertiary education leaders and ministers within the newly formed South Sudan unity government to restore the country’s universities, many of which were devastated by the years of civil war that may now have ended.…

The Nicaragua Textile and Clothing Industry Association (Anitec) has said that it hopes the country’s apparel export performance in 2020 will hold its ground, despite the anticipated softening in growth within the global economy this year and continuing political strife within the country.…

ETHIOPIA’S clothing and textile sector needs to invest in creating a reliable quality domestic supply chain to grow and meet government targets for expanding export sales, a senior official at the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Association (ETGAMA) has told just-style.

Sintayehu Teshome, a textile and garment engineer working for this organisation representing more than 120 medium and large companies said that despite government incentives such as the construction of industrial parks and generous investment lease policies, as well as Ethiopia’s low labour costs, the sector still has many challenges to overcome to fulfill its potential.…

The vice president of the Tunisian Textile and Garment Federation (FTTH) has warned that this important north African outsourcing hub faces harmful disruption from the Covid-19 crisis, despite the proactivity of the Tunisian government. It and the Central Bank of Tunisia have announced emergency measures to support businesses, such as cutting interest rates, delaying the date of tax payments and supporting banks who lend with delayed repayments.…

Bangladesh has ordered thousands of clothing factories to continue production throughout a 10-day countrywide lockdown in force since Thursday (March 26) aimed at slowing the spread of new coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In a letter to the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) issued on March 27, the state-run Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) – part of the ministry of labour and employment -.…

Joe O’Regan is a busy man, and busier than ever because of Covid-19, the novel coronavirus that has upended global life on an unprecedented scale.

“These past few weeks have been a complete game changer for all of us,” says O’Regan, FCCA, the director of Harvard University’s Global Support Services (GSS), a relatively new organisation within the university that supports students, faculty, and staff overseas — from responding to overseas emergencies to repatriating university affiliates in times of crisis.…

AS online food sales boom to aid self-isolation during the Covid-19 outbreak, the risks of counterfeiting and piracy within the food and drink sectors will become more evident. This comes as regulators are mulling tougher action to fight this commercial crime.…