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2011 REVIEW OF THE YEAR - CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR
BY KEITH NUTHALL
RETAIL – WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERS
MARKS & SPENCER
Times may still be tough in its home British market, but M&S showed forward-thinking foresight in 2011- on sourcing transparency and the environment: potential key issues for future consumers.…
WILL CROATIA'S ASCENSION TO THE EU HAMPER THE COUNTRY'S TOBACCO INDUSTRY?
BY ZLATKO CONKAS
Will Croatia’s ascension to the EU hamper the country’s tobacco industry?
Croatia’s strong tobacco sector stands to benefit from selling into the European Union once the country joins the EU. However it could lose trade in neighbouring states because of duty changes.…
SERBIA: MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING PROBLEMS HINDER EU MEMBERSHIP BID
BY MARK ROWE and ZLATKO CONKAS
THE AMBITION of Serbia to join the European Union (EU) is proving problematic on a number of fronts, with the country’s control of money laundering a major hurdle. In February 2010, 50 people were arrested, suspected of using money laundering and tax evasion involving up to USD2.7 million.…
TURKMENISTAN ANNOUNCES OIL REFINING EXPANSION PLANS, BUT WILL IT HAPPEN?
BY MARK ROWE
WANTED: experienced, international oil majors to overhaul overlooked and possibly underplayed reserves in the Caspian. Apply to the government of Turkmenistan. An announcement to that effect emerged over the summer by the Turkmenistan government, in a move that suggested that the gas-rich country was finally looking to establish the depth of its oil reserves.…
SERBIA AND KOSOVO SCRAP MEDICINES TRADE BLOCKAGE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN AGREEMENT between Serbia and Kosovo involving Serb authorities recognising Kosovo customs stamps will remove a de facto bilateral trade blockade for a wide range of goods, including pharmaceuticals. The European Union has helped seal the deal – a spokesman declared: "The mutual trade embargoes will be lifted.…
EASTERN EUROPE IS GROWING ITS BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK CAPACITY
BY ZLATKO CONKAS, BLAKE BERRY, MONIKA HANLEY, MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
EASTERN Europe is often regarded as developing in the slipstream of richer western Europe – and so far the model seems to be fitting with biofuels. That said, significant biodiesel manufacturing capacity is in place in the region, according to the European Biodiesel Board.…
EU ROUND UP - EUROPEAN COMMISSION WANTS ROLE IN ALL EUROPEAN ENERGY DEALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a major political initiative to prevent European Union (EU) member states being played off against each other in energy negotiations with major suppliers, such as Russia. It has proposed legislation that would insist national EU governments give Brussels information on any current deals and negotiations regarding energy supplies, including, but not only, oil and gas.…
JOINING THE EU - DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO NURSING ETHICS AND STANDARDS?
BY E BLAKE BERRY and MARK ROWE
NURSES working in Britain, and western Europe like to think their professional standards are high. And largely this is true. But what of nurses working in eastern Europe? With most countries in the region in the European Union (EU), it had been hoped EU nursing training and practice rules would raise professional standards.…
EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY MINISTERS TO VOTE ON 'GAS RING' PIPELINE PLAN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ENERGY ministers from the European Union (EU) and the Balkans will next month (October 6) vote on a new plan to create a ‘gas ring’ of pipeline links uniting the fragmented energy markets of south-eastern Europe. A meeting of the Energy Community, an organisation linking the EU’s supposedly united energy market with those in neighbouring countries to the south and east, will be asked to back an ‘Implementation Plan for Gas Infrastructure Development in the Energy Community’.…
FORECAST FOR THE TURKEY PAINT MARKET SEES CONTINUED GROWTH, DESPITE SETBACKS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
TURKEY’S USD2 billion paint market may be forecast by manufacturers to grow between 12% and 13% this year on the back of a resurgent construction sector; however, paint exports are currently struggling. This is because of a combination of lacklustre market demand in Europe along with the troubles companies are facing in terms of implementing European Union (EU) regulations required as Turkey meshes with the EU’s REACH chemical control system.…