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TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR FACES UNCERTAIN TRADING TIMES AS TRUMP AND BREXIT REFORMS PLAY OUT



One month after staunch free-trade opponent Donald Trump became US President there are many policy decisions still to be confirmed and clarified to get a full idea of the impact his presidency will have on the trade in technical textiles. His accession comes during an unstable time for international trade – it is arguably even less clear how the UK’s planned exit from the EU will work out for the sector.…

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AGEING NUCLEAR WORKFORCE CAN BE REJUVENATED SUSTAINABLY WITH HELP OF GETI DATE



KEY MESSAGES

 

*The nuclear industry has an ageing staff and needs to recruit new professionals as they retire

*Its strong health and retirement benefits packages could help it attract the new staff it needs

*The nuclear industry outside north America has a strong expat component, making it easier for recruit staff from abroad

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The nuclear industry sector is facing some significant human resources challenges, but new research carried out by Airswift and Energy Jobline indicates that the nuclear sector can still compete for talent.…

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CETA WILL BOOST MARKET ACCESS FOR CHEESE, SAYS EUROPEAN DAIRY INDUSTRY



EUROPEAN Union (EU) exports of cheese to Canada will increase substantially, by some 128%, as a result of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada, which the European Parliament approved provisionally on February 15, say EU dairy associations.…

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EU AND CANADA COSMETICS INDUSTRIES DELIGHTED AT CETA DEAL



THE EUROPEAN and Canadian cosmetic industries have welcomed the European Parliament’s approval [February 15] of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA), with both sides anticipating greatly increased exports.

This long-negotiated and highly contested deal, which could apply from April as far as its key duty and quota liberalisation elements are concerned, will remove nearly 99% of tariffs on all goods traded between the EU and Canada and eliminate tax discrimination.…

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EU/WTO INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EU CANADA CETA DEAL COULD BOOST TRANSATLANTIC CONFECTIONERY TRADE



 

THE TRADE in confectionery products between the European Union (EU) and Canada is likely to increase now the European Parliament has approved the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

The vote – on February 15 (2017) – follows years of detailed negotiations and means that large sections of this trade deal can now come into force, maybe as early as April, as long as Canada stages its own vote in time.…

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ASIA’S TEXTILE AND APPAREL EXPORTING COUNTRIES MAYBE COOL ON TRUMP PUSH FOR BILATERAL FTAS



 

As US President Donald Trump on January 23 pulled America out from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with an executive order, he signalled he will instead ask Asian TPP members for bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). This includes countries such as Vietnam that rely on apparel and textile exports.…

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ATTENTION SWITCHES TO BILATERAL TRADE DEALS AS TRUMP LEAVES TPP IN THE DUST



Even as the official withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been greeted by enthusiasm by American automakers, the focus is shifting to the bilateral trade deals that President Donald Trump has promised will take its place.…

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METALS INDUSTRY RESERVES JUDGEMENT ON EUROPE-CANADA TRADE DEAL AS MEPS PUSH TOWARDS EU RATIFICATION



The European metals industry will wait before taking an official position on the controversial European Union (EU)-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), following a key European Parliament vote backing the deal.

The European Parliament’s international trade committee (INTA) has now referred CETA (on January 24), with its blessing, to the body’s plenary, which could vote later this month to approve provisional implementation of the agreement as early as April.…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – KNITWEAR RETAILERS CALL FOR REPLACEMENT TRADE DEALS AS TRUMP DUMPS TPP



THE US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has called on the new American administration of President Donald Trump to work hard to negotiate new bilateral trade deals with Asian markets now he has formally pulled his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.…

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TRUMPIAN TRADE REVOLUTION SPELLING TROUBLE FOR APPAREL SOURCING IN ASIA



As US President Donald Trump has been wasting no time carrying out his campaign pledges to undo long-standing American trade ties, the Asian apparel industry and the US retailers it supplies have ample reasons to be on edge.

Signs are particularly worrisome for apparel players sourcing from Vietnam, a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the unratified 12-nation deal that will now not include the USA after Trump extracted America from its commitments via a January 23 presidential memorandum.…

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