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BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Health Organisation agency has concluded that chewing betel quid causes cancer, whether or not tobacco is included in the ‘pan’ mix especially popular with ethnic south Asians. It came to the same conclusion regarding another popular chewing ingredient, the areca nut.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE has been a lot of talk about water in international meetings and organisations this year. Report after report has spelt out that we are all using too much water and if reforms do not make systems more sustainable, then a thirsty future beckons.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INTERNATIONAL Group for Anti-Corruption Coordination (IGAC) is being created. The new body – involving UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations – will share good practice and intelligence on corruption. Founders include the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the European Commission, the OECD, EU anti-fraud office OLAF, Interpol, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Transparency International.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) agency has concluded that chewing betel quid causes oral cancer, whether or not tobacco is included in ‘pan’ mixes especially popular with ethnic south Asians. The problem is of particular concern in the UK, which imports more betel than any country outside of Asia, (imports have doubled since the early 80’s).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
COUNTERFEITING is considered by many to be a victimless crime, the only losses being suffered by large trademark holders who have plenty of money anyway. The reality, of course, is quite different. Keith Nuthall reviews the latest international developments.…

Keith Nuthall
COUNTERFEIT textile products are being used by international terrorist groups as a key mans to finance their operations, Interpol secretary general Ronald K Noble has warned governments and law enforcement agencies. In documents for his testimony to the US House of Representatives committee on international relations, Mr Noble said the problem might become more serious and called for a partnership between industry and police, to combat it.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has drawn up plans to lend Tunisia’s Tunisacier SA Euro 35 million to help modernise and expand an existing steel plant. It is currently producing galvanised steel sheets and the loan would also help transform it into a rolling and coated steel production centre, fully integrated with the upstream and downstream operations of the company’s parent, the Riva Group.…

BY MARK ROWE
RUSSIA’S Vsampo-Avisma Group, Europe’s top titanium producer, is planning to sell as much as 27 per cent of its stock at an initial public offering on foreign exchanges. Moscow-based Troika Dialog brokerage will advise on the sale, according to Vsmpo-Avisma’s deputy general director Vyacheslav Bresht.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIAN poultry outfit Stavropolsky Broiler has been lent US$15 million by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. The money will help the Agros subsidiary rehabilitate and expand commercial broiler production in the Stavropol region of Russia, improving bird breeding, strengthening management, increasing production, providing working capital, and expanding distribution networks.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, is lending US$105 million to Petrobras Energía Venezuela (PEV), owned by Argentina’s Pecom Energía, for developing PEV’s four Venezuelan oil fields. The IFC said the loan was “critical to the sustainability and expansion of PEV.”…