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REGULATIONS SHOULD ALLOW TELECOMS TO EXPERIMENT NEW BUSINESS MODELS, SAYS BEREC CHAIR
NATIONAL and European laws should allow telecom operators to experiment with new business models while at the same time ensure transparency and choice for consumers, according to Göran Marby, 2014 chair of the Riga-based Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).…
COSMETICS SECTOR MUST PREPARE FOR UPCOMING REACH REGISTRATION, EXPERTS WARN
THE CHALLENGES facing the European cosmetics industry as it prepares for the next registration stage of European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH have become clearer following a specialist briefing held at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) HQ in Helsinki.
Experts made available to Soap Perfumery & Cosmetics in March explained that that they were aware of concerns in the industry about the next stage of the key REACH registration stage.…
GERMAN REFORMS OF GREEN ENERGY LAW COULD HIT CHP EXPANSION
Concerns are growing about the potential impact of reforms to Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG – Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz) on the country’s cogeneration sector. On April 8, (2014) the German federal government proposed a bill amending the EEG, following the tabling of an initial plan about potential reforms in January.…
UKRAINE ACCOUNTANTS ROLL WITH A REVOLUTION, A COUP AND AN UPRISING
These are testing times for everyone in Ukraine: a revolution followed by the annexation of Crimea by Russia; pro-Russian separatists stoking unrest and grabbing government buildings in eastern Ukraine; and worries of a full-scale invasion. Just as pertinently, these hugely destabilising political upheavals have merely added to the existing turmoil of a state plagued for decades by corruption and low living standards.…
LATIN AMERICA AND ESPECIALLY ARGENTINA TRAILS DIGITAL PUBLISHING TRANSFORMATION
The e-book market in Latin America is trailing far behind those in Europe and the United States, frustrating editors gathered at the 40th Buenos Aires International Book Fair – ‘Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires’ (April 24 to May 12).
In Argentina, where publishers and readers seem reluctant to abandon print, the e-book market has remained stagnant over the past year.…
UKRAINE ACCOUNTANTS ROLL WITH A REVOLUTION, A COUP AND AN UPRISING
These are testing times for everyone in Ukraine: a revolution followed by the annexation of Crimea by Russia; pro-Russian separatists stoking unrest and grabbing government buildings in eastern Ukraine; and worries of a full-scale invasion. Just as pertinently, these hugely destabilising political upheavals have merely added to the existing turmoil of a state plagued for decades by corruption and low living standards.…
EU APPROVES AUDIT REFORM AND FINANCIAL REPORTERS AWAIT IMPACT
The European Union (EU) has ended nearly four years of speculation and uncertainty for auditors by agreeing a package of audit reforms that reflects major signs of compromise but which nevertheless will bring about big changes in the profession. The clear hope is that the changes will lead to a more competitive and effective audit profession, thereby helping prevent a repeat of the financial crisis of the last few years.…
ECC-NET’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT - NATIONAL UNIT ROUND UP
AUSTRIA
The location of ECC Austria in central Vienna means many consumers drop by to receive advice or lodge complaints in person with the ECC’s five staff members. A top priority in 2013 was increasing public awareness about e-commerce fraud; a brochure aimed at combatting the problem was published and more than 600,000 were distributed throughout Austria.…
INDO-PAKISTAN TRADE DEAL DELAYED – BUT INDUSTRY PLAYERS PREDICT PROGRESS ONCE NEW GOVERNMENT IS ELECTED
Serious negotiations in a much-vaunted and debated trade deal between India and Pakistan, which could significantly boost the textile trade between the two neighbours, have been shelved due to the impending Indian elections, WTiN.com has been told.
“The Pakistanis had second thoughts in going ahead while knowing that there will be a change in government [in India] and they could have to start from the scratch,” said Dr Nisha Taneja, a professor at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations in New Delhi, “My expectation is that it would be done four months after [the new government takes over in] May.”…
HONG KONG KNITWEAR MANUFACTURERS SEEKING LOWER COSTS, NICHE MARKETS
A GLANCE at Hong Kong’s official trade data gives the impression that all is rosy for the Chinese special administrative region’s (SAR) knitwear manufacturers. In 2013, Hong Kong exported knitted and crocheted fabrics worth USD2.5 billion, up 4.1% year-on-year, easily outpacing the 1.6% growth posted by the city’s overall textile exports valued at USD10.7 billion, according to figures from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).…