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GREENLAND GOVERNMENT LOSES PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY OVER AIRPORT ROW
GREENLAND’S coalition government has lost its parliamentary majority after accepting that the Danish state could pay Danish Krone DKK700 million (USD109 million) to secure a 33% share of Greenlandic airport operator Kalaallit Airports A/S. Partii Naleraq, a pro-independence party, quit the ruling bloc because it would give Denmark, which controls Greenland defence and foreign policy, control over island transport policy.…
TRUMP PUSHES AHEAD WITH DUTIES ON CHINESE MEAT – RETALIATORY DUTIES HAVE FOLLOWED
THE US meat industry will be counting the cost of retaliatory tariffs announced today (Sept 18) by the Chinese government on American meat exports. This follows the US Trade Representative (USTR) today confirmed that America will be imposing 10% tariffs on a wide range of products, including meat exports, from China.…
TRUMP PUSHES AHEAD WITH DUTIES ON CHINESE DRINKS – RETALIATORY DUTIES HAVE FOLLOWED
THE US Trade Representative (USTR) today confirmed that America will be imposing 10% tariffs on drinks exports from China from September 24, rising to 25% on January 1 (2019), with the Chinese government responding immediately with retaliatory tariffs. The US action covers a wide range of drinks imports from China, including beer, wine (sparkling, still and including rice wine), and alcoholic spirits used for fortification – undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80% abv or higher.…
TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR KEEPS CLOSE EYE ON UNSTABLE GLOBAL TRADE POLICIES WHICH COULD HARM PRODUCERS
WITH the old certainties that the world would move steadily towards ever freer trade now crumbling, the technical textile sector is closely monitoring shifts in trade policy by key governments and international organisations.
This industry depends on the free flow of materials and finished goods – and unlike many textile segments – still has a significant manufacturing presence in mature markets, making the impact of trade policy changes complex and hard to predict.…
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PLOTS AMBITIOUS SOLAR ENERGY EXPANSION FOR SAHEL REGION
SOLAR energy in Africa ought to be a no brainer. The continent has lot of sun, and weak electricity supplies, especially in the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa. And yet, climate finance that has developed since the Paris climate change agreement of 2015, that could help grow green energy in this sunny continent, has not focused on Africa.…
USA PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS HIT BY CHINESE DUTIES AS RETALIATION TO LATEST TRUMP TARIFFS ON CHINA EXPORTS
THE AMERICAN personal care product sector is counting the cost of retaliatory tariffs announced yesterday (Sept 18) by the Chinese government on American beauty exports.
This follows the US Trade Representative (USTR) confirming that America will be imposing 10% tariffs on a wide range of products, also including personal care exports, from China.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINA PLANS TO HIT AMERICAN CONFECTIONERS WITH TARIFFS
THE CHINESE government has directly targeted the American confectionery and related ingredients sector in its latest tit-for-tat response in the trade wars launched by US President Donald Trump. Beijing has highlighted these goods as products that may become subject to retaliatory tariffs, should the USA impose a threatened third list of duties on Chinese tech, drafted over alleged thefts of American IP.…
MULTIPLE TRADE DEALS ALWAYS LIMIT GOVERNMENT POLICY FREEDOMS – A POLITICAL TRUTH UNDERMINING BREXITEER ‘CONTROL’ GOALS
They say the UK can forge its own future by negotiating bespoke trade deals that reflect British interests rather than those of Brussels. But the more comprehensive deals Britain strikes, the more its room to manoeuvre will shrink – because all its trading partners (who are also striking deals with each other) will have to agree the same or similar terms for such deals to work.…
WHISTLEBLOWING LAWS WILL BOOST FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING, SAY EXPERTS
NEW European Union (EU) rules on whistleblower protection proposed by the European Commission will help the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, EU experts have told Money Laundering Bulletin.
The proposals unveiled on April 23 for a directive ‘on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law[*], “will strengthen the enforcement of the fourth anti-money laundering directive [4AMLD], complementing the directive’s existing rules [Article 61] on whistleblower protection, aligning them with the common high standards of protection,” a Commission official said.…
NICARAGUA SECURITY EXPERT SAYS BUYERS MUST PLAN SOURCING VISITS CAREFULLY AND HAVE QUICK EXIT STRATEGY
International garment buyers visiting Nicaragua on sourcing trips have been warned to take additional precautions by a security expert linked to the US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) because of the ongoing and escalating political unrest.
They are being advised liaise closely with local contacts about appropriate travel plans and potential factory closures, being aware that manufacturers may be wary of making public statements about the troubles, to avoid upsetting the government.…