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The use of smart phone and tablet apps looks set to become increasingly important in the coaching sector over the coming years. New apps are emerging designed to help coaches and clients during sessions; apps that offer clients a ‘coach in your pocket;’ and a range of self-coaching apps.…

A COMPROMISE between the European Parliament and the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers in February over new non-financial reporting rules will insist that many of the largest EU companies disclose their impact and policies on the environment, social and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption and bribery.…

THE FOURTH largest country in the world by population, with an expanding middle class, Indonesia is an attractive base for many of the world’s global paints and coatings companies.

Mr Yoichi Yonehara took over the helm at PT Kansai Prakarsa Coatings two years ago and in that time he has had the opportunity to witness not only a coatings industry in evolution but also a country in a period of great change.…

AS the 2015 deadline for the full integration of the ASEAN economic community (AEC) approaches, it is becoming clear that while trade and standards harmonisation is right on target (and in some sectors well advanced) among member nations, the infinite details of this process for the coatings sector will be a work in process for many years to come.…

What is the value of adopting an integrated financial reporting model and how might Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) companies introduce such a model into their overall strategy in the future?

Such was the topic of a roundtable discussion jointly organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Pearl Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation set up to improve transparency, accountability and business practices in the Gulf.…

Colombia has perhaps the strongest reputation in Latin America for playing host to powerful illicit drug cartels and their related money laundering. As a result, it is perhaps reassuring that over the past three years, the Colombian government, through the country’s Attorney General’s Office, seized between USD1 billion and USD1.2 billion, according Luis Edmundo Suárez, Colombia’s Unidad de Información y Análisis Financiero – financial information and analysis unit (UIAF).…

ENERGY ministers of smaller European Union (EU) member countries are worried about the potential impact the 2030 climate and energy targets proposed by the European Commission in January could have on energy-intensive industries such as minerals processing, an EU energy council meeting yesterday (Tues March 4) in Brussels revealed.…

Ukraine’s revolution and subsequent Russian intervention might have disrupted much of its economy and politics, but the country’s meat and livestock sector has so far emerged unscathed. Indeed, the industry is optimistic about its prospects, should its new pro-west government survive and sign an association agreement with the European Union (EU).…

A REFLECTION paper released by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has called for more detailed analysis of the chemical composition of herbal medicines, so that the presence of contaminants can be measured.

The report notes that “herbal substances generally have higher contents of micro-organisms when compared to chemically defined drug substances,” stressing that this presents “particular challenges” to manufacturers given these contaminants can end up in the final product.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) pharmaceutical manufacturers have been asked to comment on a new draft set of EU good manufacturing practice (GMP) guidance on qualification and validation. The European Commission has been updating this guidance taking account of new best practice and technology, and is due to authorise these revised GMP rules in October.…