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PANAMA has been reforming its anti-money laundering (AML) regulations at a rapid rate as it tries to change perceptions of the country as a hub of money laundering and tax evasion. However, with serious loopholes remaining and grave doubts over its lack of investigative capacity, it remains some way from shedding its unwanted reputation.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British coatings companies and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.

It has released a database seeking to advise chemical producers of how their legal obligations will change.…

IT is no surprise that Singapore has a significant exposure to money laundering and terrorist finance. It is one of the world’s largest financial centres, a major free-trade hub and has neighbours where corruption and Islamic extremist insurgent groups remain are real threats.…

Ethiopia’s energy sector is undergoing a rapid transformation, becoming a trail blazer for renewables growth in Africa. Although still one of the continent’s poorest nations in Africa (gross national income per capita just USD660 in 2016, says the World Bank), its potential for green energy production is massive.…

The Chinese government is to set up a new anti-corruption agency, the National Supervisory Commission, to replace the existing watchdog the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). The change to be confirmed at the 19th National People’s Congress on October 18, comes as China seeks greater cooperation with international law enforcement bodies as part of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.…

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British finishing chemical companies and their trading partners in Europe, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019.

It has released a database seeking to advise chemical producers of how their legal obligations will change.…

Multinationals and suppliers in the personal care product sector are unilaterally implementing measures to reduce their carbon footprint in the wake of the 2015 Paris climate treaty, taking steps to reduce energy use, their impact on forests and cutting water use and pollution.…

India’s robust cosmetics and personal care industry, that according to the Indian Beauty & Hygiene Association (IBHA) generated annual sales of USD8 billion in 2016, is facing severe supply chain disruption and the closure of smaller brands. Continuous double digit annual growth registered during the last decade by the industry – noted by figures from the ministry of commerce’s India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) – has now been severely disrupted by a series of radical regulatory measures.…

Millennial consumers – the key driver of demand in today’s personal care product market – love personalisation, customisation and ‘do it yourself’ lines, and maybe nowhere more than in Germany. This ‘maker movement’ trend has inspired Cosnova, the Sulzbach, Hesse-based producer of cosmetic brands such as essence, Catrice and L.O.V.,…

MILLENNIALS are changing the cosmetic industry like never before: this generation with an ‘I want it all – I want it now’ attitude is forcing cosmetics firms to cut down on lead time –  the speed with which products are delivered to market – to a bare minimum.…