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BREXIT MAY SPARK INNOVATION IN RURAL ECONOMY SAY EXPERTS
No-one knows for sure just what deal the UK is going to end up with at the end of the two-year Brexit negotiation period – and just how that will affect British landowners and the agricultural sector. The general election result (due as Land & Business went to press) may begin the process of bringing some clarity to what remains for now something of an art in informed crystal ball gazing.…
DOES POPULISM INDICATE ACADEMIA ON THE ‘WRONG SIDE’ OF HISTORY?
In the wake of the rising tide in populism that has seen the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union (EU) and the United States elect a former reality television star, one respected educator warns that academia is not immune to the sentiments behind these events.…
OIL AND GAS SECTOR NOW WALKING THE TALK ON SUSTAINABILITY
The oil and gas industry is reshaping its strategies, practices and values as it responds to global agreements on climate change and sustainable development. The 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which came into effect in January 2016 – are prominent among global governance challenges driving change in the oil and gas industry, but pressure just keeps building.…
SFO BUDGET CUTS COULD SCUPPER UK FIGHT AGAINST BRIBERY, OECD SAYS
Ongoing concerns about underfunding and even the future abolition of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could hamper the UK’s fight against bribery, according to the latest assessment report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) working group on bribery.…
GETTING MORE OIL FROM EXISTING RESERVES WHILE LIMITING GLOBAL WARMING MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTORY, BUT COULD BE COSTLY
Enhancing the percentage of oil recovered from existing assets is a no-brainer for countries that want to maximise economic gains from their oil reserves.
In an era of apparently ‘lower for longer’ oil prices, it is high up the agenda for oil companies and governments.…
DRINKS INDUSTRY GIVES OVERWHELMING THUMBS UP TO CETA DEAL
EUROPEAN drinks industry associations have said they are now preparing to exploit the export market benefits that flow from yesterday’s (Feb 15) approval by the European Parliament of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA).…
DRINKS INDUSTRY GIVES OVERWHELMING THUMBS UP TO CETA DEAL
EUROPEAN drinks industry associations have said they are now preparing to exploit the export market benefits that flow from yesterday’s (Feb 15) approval by the European Parliament of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA).…
SYRIA SANCTIONS KEEP GROWING IN INTENSITY AND SCALE, BUT ASSAD CLINGS TO POWER NONETHELESS
The Syria conflict is into its sixth year, as are the multilateral sanctions imposed on the government in Damascus. How effective have the sanctions been, given the Syrian regime’s survival? And where may have funds from members of the regime, and those linked to it, gone?…
SINGAPORE FINES BANKS OVER AML FAILURES REGARDING MALAYSIA’S 1MDB
THE REGULATORY net has tightened further on controversial Malaysian government-owned development fund 1MDB, with Singapore’s central bank fining two major banks over breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) rules associated with its deals.
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) has been ordered to pay Singapore dollars SGD5.2 million (USD3.6 million) and Coutts & Co Ltd’s Singapore branch SGD2.4 million (USD1,7 million) for breaches of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) AML requirements.…
SINGAPORE FINES BANKS OVER AML FAILURES REGARDING MALAYSIA’S 1MDB
THE REGULATORY net has tightened further on controversial Malaysian government-owned development fund 1MDB, with Singapore’s central bank fining two major banks over breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) rules associated with its deals.
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) has been ordered to pay Singapore dollars SGD5.2 million (USD3.6 million) and Coutts & Co Ltd’s Singapore branch SGD2.4 million (USD1,7 million) for breaches of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) AML requirements.…