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CLOTHING INDUSTRY GIVES THUMBS UP TO RELAXED RULES OF ORIGIN FOR JORDAN’S TEXTILE TRADE
IMPLEMENTING the European Union (EU)-Jordan agreement struck last July (2016) to simplify EU rules of origin (RoO) can only be good for the EU clothing industry, experts agreed at a Wednesday (May 3) launch event ‘New Trade and Business Opportunities in Jordan’, in Brussels.…
IATA BOSS HAILS NEW AVIATION EMISSIONS REDUCTION SYSTEM AS ‘HISTORIC’
THE DIRECTOR general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the global civil aviation sector’s carbon emissions reduction system “an historic achievement” enabling it to expand sustainably.
In an exclusive interview with Jane’s Airport Review, Alexandre de Juniac, said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), agreed last September at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), “gives aviation a license to grow by placing the industry at the forefront in managing its climate change impact.”…
IATA BOSS HAILS NEW AVIATION EMISSIONS REDUCTION SYSTEM AS ‘HISTORIC’
THE DIRECTOR general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called the global civil aviation sector’s carbon emissions reduction system “an historic achievement” enabling it to expand sustainably.
In an exclusive interview with Jane’s Airport Review, Alexandre de Juniac, said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), agreed last September at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), “gives aviation a license to grow by placing the industry at the forefront in managing its climate change impact.”…
MEXICO FACES USA TRADING UNCERTAINTY – BUT PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SECTOR REMAINS OPTIMISTIC
THE DIFFICULTIES that have surged in the diplomatic relations between the Mexican government and the new US administration of President Donald Trump have increased uncertainty within the Mexican personal care product market and industry.
With Mexico facing US demands to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with the risk of the US imposing temporary safeguard duties on Mexican exports to protect American manufacturers, companies in Mexico are seeking to boost domestic consumption.…
COSMETICS COMPANIES AND REGULATORS COMBINE FORCES TO STOP MICROBEADS POURING INTO THE OCEANS
Shocking media images of dead animals and birds, killed by ingesting plastic in oceans have pricked the collective conscience of personal care product manufacturers and consumers as industry self-regulation over the use of harmful microplastics appears to have outpaced formal governmental regulation.…
FRAGRANCE SALES GROW SLOWLY IN CHINA – BUT INNOVATIVE LOCAL BRANDS BEGIN TO EMERGE
SALES of personal fragrance products maybe on the rise among the 1.4 billion people market of mainland China, but thus far, growth is still almost solely attributable to millennials residing in the big cities, market researchers say.
Retail sales of personal perfume products grew by 8.9% in the whole of 2016 from the previous year to just Chinese Yuan Renminbi CNY6.1 billion (USD885 million), with the competitive landscape remaining firmly in the hand of foreign players, according to market researcher Euromonitor International.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – EFSA LAUNCHES SUGAR SAFETY STUDY
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a comprehensive study into the healthiness of consuming sugar, that could guidance telling consumers when to stop eating sugary foods, such as confectionery. An ad-hoc working group with expertise in dietary exposure, epidemiology, human nutrition, diet-related chronic diseases and dentistry will examine the issue, along with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, which requested the work.…
PAKISTAN’S BANKING BOOM MEANS ACCOUNTANTS HAVE GROWING ROLE TO PLAY IN KEEPING GROWTH ON TRACK
A CLEAR sign of sustainable development in any country is a switch away from cash and towards formal banking – it is a sign that companies and employees expect their earnings to continue, and that they are prepared to pay tax.…
POLAND ECONOMIC GROWTH CONTINUES, DESPITE GOVERNMENT’S SHARP CHANGES IN SPENDING POLICIES
For nearly 10 years now, Poland has been Europe’s most surprising economic growth story. It even avoided recession during the 2009 financial crisis, and its gross domestic product (GDP) has continued to rise since, increasing by 2.8% in 2016. Unemployment has been dropping steadily since 2013, reaching 8.5% in February 2017 – lower than pre-crisis levels. …
ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION UNDER THREAT FROM MACHINES, SAY SUSSKINDS
Machines are taking on more and more tasks traditionally carried out by accountants, Professor Richard Susskind OBE and his son Dr Daniel Susskind, an economics lecturer at the University of Oxford, UK, have warned. They were speaking at a ‘Digital Day’ conference in Brussels, staged on March 29, in a ‘What future for the professions?’…