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BY PACIFICA GODDARD

Despite the difficult economic climate, spirits are still selling well in Latin America, and in 2008, 3 billion litres of spirits were sold, according to Canadean. However, spirits for the most part are not a very dynamic segment, and consumption per capita has remained steady between 4.5 and 4.6 litres for the last five years, and growth was flat at 0.4% in 2009.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE NEXT climate change summit, in Cancún, Mexico, from November 29 to December 10 will not yield an international treaty, the outgoing executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has predicted. Yvo de Boer said Cancún could "agree an operational architecture", leaving a need for "many more rounds of climate-change negotiations".…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

AS any journalist who has covered regional or local authorities will testify, sub-national public administrations yearn for the big time. They want their efforts considered important, over and above their day-to-day delivery of community services.

But they know their aspirations must deliver added value.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

INTRODUCTION

LATIN America has never been a strong player in the global drinks marketplace, but maybe, as much of the region struggles towards unprecedented prosperity, this could change. Mexico has shown the way with the international profile of its beers, notably Corona, and its world-beating Tequila and Mezcal industries.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

Controversial American right-wing political pundit Ann Coulter has said she will file a human rights complaint in Canada after a 1,500-strong protest at the University of Ottawa forced her to cancel a lecture scheduled for that evening.

Coulter said the university’s vice-president François Houle is partly to blame, after he sent her an email on Friday advising her to "educate yourself, if need be, as to what is acceptable in Canada and to do so before your planned visit here."…

BY ALAN OSBORN

JUST six years ago, in March 2004, Ireland was the first country in the world to impose an outright ban on smoking in workplaces. A lot of European governments have followed its lead though Ireland (plus the UK and, surprisingly, Turkey) remain the only countries in Europe where the ban is total – that is it applies to smoking in all enclosed public and workplaces without exceptions.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A GROUNDBREAKING Germany fuel recycling project that will slash the use of coke in steel furnaces should receive Euro 30.18 million in German government subsidies. The European Commission has approved the handout as European Union (EU) state aid regulator.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE RETAIL Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has warned a strengthening of European Union (EU) minimum roadworthiness test standards could widen tests carried out under the UK’s MOT. In a comprehensive upgrade, the EU Council of Ministers agreed "modern electronic systems be included in the list of items to be tested."…

BY ERIC LYMAN and KEITH NUTHALL

THE EXECUTIVE secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Yvo de Boer will switch his attentions to the private sector after standing down from his job on July 1. He will be joining the consultancy group KPMG as global adviser on climate and sustainability and working with a number of universities.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

INTRODUCTION

There are signs around the world that the textile market is beginning to recover from the global economic crisis, and developing markets will be leading that recovery. Asia is, of course, at the forefront, but many countries in Latin America have also weathered the crisis and have come out in a surprisingly decent position, with their dynamic textile and apparel industries well positioned for future expansion.…