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THE UPCOMING reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should focus on developing competitive markets and sustainable production within the bio-based oils and fats sector, the European Margarine Association (IMACE)’s Secretary General Siska Pottie has told Oils & Fats International. The overhaul, which is now under way, should also promote healthy living across the European Union (EU), said Ms Pottie.…

THE PHILIPPINES’ human resource sector needs to raise its game – making the industry a strategic part of the business value chain Microsoft Corporation Philippines HR director Sheel Majumdar has said. In an interview with People Management, he said the process is hindered largely because companies are hesitant to learn from another.…

Argentina’s centre-right government has said that it is determined to remove money laundering and dirty money in the country, having assumed office in December 2015, but Argentina’s highly combative politics makes this a complex task. The new administration of President Mauricio Macri has accused its centre-left predecessor, led by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of failing to effectively fight money laundering in Argentina, indeed levelling charges that this former government was itself deeply corrupt.…

Brussels Airport has firmly turned the page on the March 2016 terror attacks, with Belgium’s complex “Kafkaesque” rules on flight paths the challenge now, as the airport looks to expansion through its ambitious Strategic Vision 2040, CEO Arnaud Feist has said.…

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.…

THE CONTINUED success of Europe’ major technical textile fair, Techtextil, Frankfurt, (the next event runs from May 9 to 12) illustrates how the continent’s technical textile sector is thriving on its innovation.

“We don’t know what the future brings. We only know where it will be exhibited.…

SOUTH African auditor-general Thembekile Kimi Makwetu has half of his seven-term left in which to solidify his preferred legacy – restoring the reputation of his country’s public sector institutions as trusted bodies that accept responsibilities and whose leaders understand and fulfill their duties.…

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.…

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.…

Natural gas, including its liquefied form LNG, can be the long-term growth story among fossil fuels but needs to withstand stiff challenges

The naming ceremony in February 2017 for offshore facilities for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia was another milestone in the huge wave of investment in LNG production capacity globally in recent years.…