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BY ROBERT STOKES, IN MALAGA

RANDOM House is bullish about selling more English and Spanish language titles in Spain and Latin America as a result of its planned merger with Penguin Books and outright purchase of Spain’s Random House Mondadori (RHM).…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

IT may seem odd that the development of natural gas and oil fracking in the United States might create wealth for farmers in the arid Indian state of Rajasthan, but it is the case. Seeds of guar or cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), a common vegetable in India, are in demand from America’s growing fracking industry.…

BY LENA SMIRNOVA, IN MOSCOW

BUSINESS coaching classes may not require students to swallow pills, don ear muffs and wiggle in straightjackets, but for some Russian businessmen this is a novel practice that appears similar to a traditional psychological experiment. And it is one they are often hesitant to participate in.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

European Commission officials have told just-food the European Union’s (EU) annual Euro EUR3.1 billion food production subsidy budget is facing deep cuts. Heads of government will meet November 22-23 in Brussels to agree a 2014-20 spending deal. And officials warn new proposals from European Council president Herman van Rompuy demand additional de facto cuts of 10.8% in all Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) spending – above an already planned 12% reduction.…

BY BLAKE BERRY, IN WARSAW; JOHN PAGNI, IN HELSINKI; DAVID HAYHURST, IN PARIS; LEE ADENDOORF, IN LUCCA, ITALY; CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS; MJ DESCHAMPS; AND ALAN OSBORN

IF you are a biofuel manufacturer, you could be forgiven for being frustrated with the complexity of the market in Europe.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

WITH consumer revenues flattening across the board for personal mobile services, improving customer experience for business customers is now becoming critical for communications service providers (CSPs) who want market growth and revenue return. Despite making many inroads in the enterprise market beyond legacy connectivity services, however, CSPs are currently having a tough time convincing business customers that they can be trusted to provide services beyond their core offerings.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

European Commission officials have warned that the European Union’s (EU) annual Euro EUR140 million meat and livestock market intervention budget is facing deep cuts. Heads of government will meet November 22-23 in Brussels to agree an overall 2014-20 EU spending deal.…

BY WANG FANGQING IN SHANGHAI

China’s clothing and textile industry – already undermined by rising costs and competitors snapping at its heels – is especially vulnerable to fallout from a World Trade Organisation dispute (WTO) brought last week by Mexico.

It claims that Chinese government subsidies and tax-breaks for its textile and clothing sector break WTO agreements – and if a disputes settlement panel, Beijing will be under pressure to end these.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

DESPITE its name, secondary packaging undoubtedly plays a primary role in the cosmetics and personal care industry: aside from holding and protecting primary packaging during transportation and handling, these boxes, containers and bags all have the important first role of attracting consumers.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

US textile industry experts are predicting a boost to the country’s thread manufacturing sector following a reform to a loophole in the US-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) that had left American producers vulnerable.

The new rule comes into force on Saturday (October 13) and corrects a definition that had encouraged the use of non-US (mainly Chinese and other east Asian) sewing threads in American, Central American and Dominican textiles and apparel production.…