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HUMAN TRAFFICKING MONEY LAUNDERING FEATURE
BY ALAN OSBORN
OUT of 60 recommendations made in a report last December by the European Parliament on strategies to prevent human trafficking only one specifically mentioned money laundering and even there the message was essentially "carry on as before" and "keep your eyes open".…
BERTELSMANN EUROPEAN SEARCH ENGINE QUAERO GOOGLE RIVAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S business newspapers are reporting that German publishing giant Bertelsmann will join the Quaero serach engine consortium that wants to create a European rival to Google. A spokeswoman for Bertelsmann’s information logistics arm Empolis however would only confirm to the Bookseller that "we are considering this", adding that there may be a formal announcement by the end of this week.…
EU ENERGY POLICY, BIOMASS, EMISSIONS TRADING, GLOBAL WARMING, SECURITY OF SUPPLY
BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE MEDIA rush to pick up on the revival of nuclear energy as a serious UK option, made plain in the Department of Trade and Industry’s recent Energy Review consultation document, has diverted attention from which tail will, in practice, be wagging the UK energy dog over the coming months.…
MALAYSIAN PAINT/COATINGS INDUSTRY FEATURE - AUTOMOTOBILE COATINGS, WATER PIPE COATINGS
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Sydney
RECENT positive advances in the paint and coatings industry symbolise general satisfaction with Malaysia’s business outlook. It might not have the cheapest labour in Asia but the workforce is skilled, productive and highly competitive. Access to infrastructure (especially ports) for exports is also reported to be good.…
EUROBAROMETER CO2 REDUCTIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY NUCLEAR POWER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW opinion poll released by the European Union’s (EU) polling organisation Eurobarometer has shown that supporters of nuclear power have a tough task ahead persuading EU citizens that their technology is the answer to global warming plus high oil and gas prices.…
SOUTH AFRICA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY EXPANSION INDIA COMPETITION ASPEN AIDS DRUGS
BY STEVEN SWINDELLS, in Johannesburg
SOUTHERN Africa’s leading generic drugs manufacturer Aspen is confident that it can capitalise on the increasing take up of life-prolonging generic anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, in the fight against HIV-AIDS. But industry analysts have questioned demand forecasts for ARVs and warn that rival Indian generic manufacturers could be a threat to Aspen’s market ambitions.…
MIGA FEATURE FOOD INDUSTRY PROJECT GUARANTEES COMMODITY DEVELOPMENT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ECONOMIC growth, especially in emerging markets, is forcing international food businesses to take a closer look at opportunities in potentially unstable countries, and the global aid community is keen to help. One international institution is well positioned, especially given the increasing demand for development projects to be largely private financed: the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, or MIGA, of the World Bank.…
IMO ICS SUBSTANDARD SHIPPING CONTROLS ERIKA UNSAFE SHIPS
BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE LATEST round of European Union (EU) proposals to tighten up laws fighting the use of illegally unsafe commercial shipping, announced on November 23, 2005, will place shippers who want to continue operating in EU-controlled waters under closer scrutiny than ever, says the European Commission.…
MIDDLE EAST - NORTH AFRICA DRINKS INDUSTRY REPORT
BY MARK ROWE AND PAUL COCHRANE
INTRODUCTION
JUST as chocolate sells well in cold countries, so do soft drinks flourish in hot countries, which would suggest that North Africa and the Levant presents an inviting face to the international drinks market.…
BREASTFEEDING - WHO UNICEF - CHILDREN'S HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
UNITED Nations children’s agency UNICEF is claiming that encouraging mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of their lives could prevent 1.3 million premature deaths. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of a UN declaration promoting breastfeeding, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) claim six million infants’ lives are being saved annually because of successful global efforts to promote breastfeeding, which they say have risen 15% since this Innocenti Declaration.…