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EVER GIVEN STRANDING WILL CAUSE MAJOR LOGISTICS DISRUPTION, DESPITE SHIP BEING FREED, SAY EXPERTS



The European garment sector has been growing uneasy about how the six-day stranding of the 400-metre-long cargo ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal will affect its supply chain. It has also been assessing the lessons for future contingency plans regarding such cargo transport pinch-points.…

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COVID-19 TOBACCO SMUGGLING AND COUNTERFEITING IS BOON FOR ORGANISED CRIME



 

Covid-19 has reshaped commercial crime, and one lucrative offence taking a real turn for the worse is tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting. Keith Nuthall reports.

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has depressed incomes worldwide and forced lower income smokers to look for cheap smokes, which has included counterfeits or smuggled goods.…

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COVID-19 TOBACCO SMUGGLING AND COUNTERFEITING IS BOON FOR ORGANISED CRIME



 

There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled the black-market trade in illicit and smuggled licit tobacco products. The disease has depressed income and forced lower income smokers to look for cheap smokes, which has included counterfeits or smuggled goods.…

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EU WTO ROUND UP – PEACE BREAKS OUT IN TRANSATLANTIC FOOD AND DRINK TRADE WAR



PEACE appears to be breaking out between the European Union (EU) and the UK on one side the USA over an aircraft subsidy-prompted trade war that had led to billions of dollars of duties being levied on food and drink exported between these countries.…

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THE RECP - HOW THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE ASIA



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This article provides an analysis of why the world’s largest regional trade deal (in population terms) – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – was signed last November (2020). It assesses China’s role in this important political and economic event, and how it reflects its relations with other signatory countries.…

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INDONESIA PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR SET FOR STABLE GROWTH POST-COVID-19



The paint and coatings industry in Indonesia still has ample room for growth amid booming infrastructure development, although it has had to struggle with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, say officials and industry experts. 

With the property sector being the primary growth driver Indonesian paint and coating sales, the high demand for new housing and the repainting cycle assures the steady demand for paint and coating products, said Mahendra Chahar, senior consultant at Frost & Sullivan.…

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INDONESIA PAINT AND COATINGS SECTOR SET FOR STABLE GROWTH POST-COVID-19



 

The paint and coatings industry in Indonesia still has ample room for growth amid booming infrastructure development, although it has had to struggle with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, say officials and industry experts. 

With the property sector being the primary growth driver Indonesian paint and coating sales, the high demand for new housing and the repainting cycle assures the steady demand for paint and coating products, said Mahendra Chahar, senior consultant at Frost & Sullivan.…

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ISLAMIC FINANCE FLOURISHES IN THE GULF AND SE ASIA



Islamic finance is flourishing across parts of the Middle East and south-east Asia. Assets are increasing, there is a greater diversification in product offerings, and Islamic fintech is starting to take off.

Islamic finance assets were estimated at USD2.88 trillion globally in 2020, and are forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5% to 2024, to reach USD3.69 trillion, according to New York-based research firm DinarStandard’s State of the Global Islamic Economy (SGIE) 2020-21 report.…

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INDIA’S BISCUIT AND COOKIE SEGMENT GROWS FAST DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - EXPANSION PROJECTED TO CONTINUE



The size of India’s biscuit and cookie market, valued at USD4.7 billion in 2019 by GlobalData, registered a sudden expansion during the Covid-19 related lockdown, due to a sharp increase in at-home consumption. The industry is growing at a rate of 9.7% annually, according to figures released by GlobalData, with sales moving towards healthier premium categories, such as low sugar digestive biscuits.…

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INDIA’S BISCUIT AND COOKIE SEGMENT GROWS FAST DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - EXPANSION PROJECTED TO CONTINUE



The size of India’s biscuit and cookie market, valued at USD4.7 billion in 2019 by GlobalData, registered a sudden expansion during the Covid-19 related lockdown, due to a sharp increase in at-home consumption. The industry is growing at a rate of 9.7% annually, according to figures released by GlobalData, with sales moving towards healthier premium categories, such as low sugar digestive biscuits.…

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