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BY KEITH NUTHALL
DETAILS of restrictions imposed on exports to European buyers of leather raw materials have been highlighted in the detailed European Union (EU) market report. It identifies India, China, the US, Pakistan and Russia as “very important markets” for the supply of leather raw materials, whilst Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa, Malaysia and Brazil are labelled as “important suppliers (mainly by tanners)”.…

BY KENCHO WANGDI
BANGLADESH’S paint industry claims to be thriving on an upbeat construction and healthy economy, despite the knocks it has suffered because of global liberalisation of the country’s key textile industry this January. Piggy-backing on a real estate boom, the Bangladeshi market for residential paints and wall coverings continues to maintain a relentless upwards march of around 7% a year.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE STEEP decline in sales of European Union (EU) finished leather to its number one market, the United States, has been highlighted by a comprehensive report on the global leather (and textile) market written for the European Commission.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCIENTISTS worldwide are re-assessing risks posed worldwide to nuclear power reactors by flooding from tsunamis, after last December’s disaster. Delegates to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference staged at India’s Kalpakkam power station heard how it had shut down for six days after being hit by Tsunami waters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) appears to have completely forgiven India for developing nuclear weapons, forging a broad cooperation agreement involving both sides working together to develop nuclear energy. This will be coordinated by an India-EU Energy Panel, whose role involves creating a working group on fusion energy, charged with considering Indian participation in the ITER project.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
DEVELOPING countries can benefit from intellectual property laws, a World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) intergovernmental meeting has been told. Representatives from innovative and creative industries in Brazil, India, Argentina and Egypt explained how IP rules had helped boost their industries’ competitiveness.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
INSURERS should have a much clearer idea of the risks involved in extending cover to the areas hit by the tsunami at the end of last year following agreement by 23 Indian Ocean nations to share data and set up seven regional warning centres.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE RISING prosperity of China, India and the east Asian “tigers” hides extreme poverty in least developed countries, such as Nepal, Laos and Cambodia, a UN Development Programme-coordinated report warns. Development aid and debt relief to these countries have been “disproportionately low”.…

BY MATTHEW BRACE
FIGHTING money laundering is about getting your hands dirty. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may pronounce global standards that it would like jurisdictions to follow, but all governments need help, and often regional bodies are better placed to do the detailed work than more remote global organisations.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCIENTISTS worldwide are re-assessing risks posed worldwide to nuclear power reactors by flooding from tsunamis, after last December’s giant waves shut down a plant in India. Delegates to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference staged at this Kalpakkam power station heard how it withstood the disaster.…