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EU FRAUD ROUND UP – EPPO LAUNCH COMES AS EU INCREASES LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST FRAUD
European Union (EU) law enforcement, perhaps emboldened by the launch of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), has launched a series of cases and inquiries, including against high-ranking politicians accused of corruption. For example, Gabrijela Žalac, Croatia’s regional development and EU funds minister from 2016-9, and three accomplices, have been arrested, on EPPO orders, for alleged fraud regarding the purchase by her ministry of deliberately overpriced software for a public company.…
APPAREL SECTOR: COUNTRY PROFILE BANGLADESH
The second-largest garment exporting country in the world, Bangladesh has grown its position as a key outsourcing hub since the 1980s.
With a global market share of 6.26%, according to the World Trade Statistical Review 2021 (1), “The industry has come a long way,” said Md. …
EUROPEAN UNION ACCOUNTANTS FACE NEW DETAILED DEMANDS ON HOW THEY FIGHT MONEY LAUNDERING
Accountants in the European Union (EU) are facing the launch of a more intrusive and proactive legal system fighting money laundering (ML) and terrorist finance (TF), designed to stem the flow of dirty money across borders.
These are huge. Impossible to count accurately, but the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has estimated that USD2 trillion is laundered annually worldwide from all types of crime, from tax evasion to sanctions busting and drug trafficking to white collar fraud.…
POLAND CAN MANUFACTURING AND FILLING SECTOR OFFERS STRENGTHS IN INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Polish can manufacturing and filling industry continues to attract attention from major buyers and investors from around the world, aware that this strong and innovating national sector is able to rely on a strong, reliable workforce.
Global beverage giant PepsiCo, for example, has been drawn to the Polish can manufacturing industry.…
EGMONT GROUP SAYS MAJOR COMPANIES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR CHANGE IN MONEY LAUNDERING AS COVID-19 SHAKES UP GLOBAL TRADE
The Egmont Group is the global organisation linking financial intelligence units (FIU), which are the primary agencies in each country and autonomous jurisdiction worldwide charged with detecting and analysing money laundering and terrorist finance. The group’s chair Hennie Verbeek-Kusters spoke to Commercial Crime International in an exclusive interview.…
ETHIOPIA LOOKS FOR ALTERNATIVE EXPORT MARKETS AS IT FACES THE IMMINENT WITHDRAWAL OF AGOA BENEFITS
The impending withdrawal of Ethiopia from the USA’s Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) because of human rights concerns will be disruptive and damaging to the country’s clothing and textile sector, a senior government official has told Just Style.
Bantiyhun Gessese, communications affairs directorate director at the Ethiopia Textile Industry Development Institute (ETIDI) said “AGOA has been a major incentive for domestic and international investors to export various types of light manufacturing products free of tax, while creating massive job opportunities especially for the youth.”…
AUTOMATION NOT YET ABLE TO FORCE MASS RESHORING – BUT THAT DAY MAY COME, SAY EXPERTS
The use of ‘sewbots’ that can replace human sewers and other robotics look set to transform the clothing and textile supply chain and facilitate reshoring or near-shoring to developed countries currently reliant on lower income outsourcing hubs, maybe thousands of kilometres away from buyers.…

CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR PUSHES AHEAD WITH SUSTAINABLE FUEL GROWTH
In 2019, before Covid-19 knocked the industry off a seemingly unstoppable growth trajectory, 95 billion gallons of fuel was burned by commercial airlines worldwide said statistical service Statista.
Speaking to Petroleum Review, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) deputy director for environmental protection Jane Hupe said analysis undertaken by the UN agency found “that, by 2050, it would be physically possible to meet 100 percent of international aviation jet fuel demand with sustainable aviation fuels, corresponding to a 63 percent reduction in emissions.”…
WHERE ARE ARABS IN THE DONKEY & ELEPHANT RACE?
Every four years, people worldwide, armed with statistics, predictions and expectations, gaze at traditional, smart, and portable screens, waiting for an anticipated globally important event. Some observers are enthusiastic, others are indifferent – but everyone awaits the results.
But this is no sporting championship.…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – IOSCO SAYS REGULATORS SHOULD PUSH ESG DATA SERVICE QUALITY
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has called on regulators to proactivity ensure environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) ratings and data product providers perform at a high standard. In detailed guidance, IOSCO noted: “Their significance and usefulness will only continue as capital markets intensify efforts to support the shift towards a net zero economy.”…