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Cryptocurrencies have made a big splash across Asia, and governments have taken very different regulatory approaches to curb associated financial scams and money laundering.

While there is one group of countries that has banned the operation and use of cryptocurrencies entirely, including China, India and Vietnam, a second category spans countries that see cryptocurrencies as potentially boosting their own financial sectors.…

AMERICAN and Chinese automotive parts exporters could both suffer from the latest tit-for-tat round of protective duties imposed by their governments.

China exporters may have the most to lose if the US tariffs deter American purchases. The US Trade Representative (USTR) confirmed on September 18 that the US America will be imposing 10% tariffs on a wide range of products, also including personal care exports, from China.…

UK companies conducting business in European Union (EU) member states could find themselves non-compliant with new EU laws on money laundering (ML) criminal liability after Brexit, unless the British government implements satisfactory equivalent national regulations.

With Britain’s scheduled March departure from the EU looming, on September 12, the European Parliament approved an ML criminalisation law, known widely as the sixth anti-money laundering directive (6MLD).…

SUB-SAHARAN Africa may not have been the most fertile ground for technological innovation in the clothing, textile and fibre sectors but speakers at an International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) conference in Nairobi, Kenya, September 7-9, stressed the best way ahead.…

A FAILURE to embrace and adopt science and technology is hurting the clothing, textile and cotton industries of Africa, delegates attending an International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) three-day conference in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 7-9. The annual conference, staged this year in a sub-Saharan African country for the first time in the ITMF’s 114 years of existence, heard experts commenting that a reluctance by African companies to adopt new technology had not only slowed growth in the apparel and textile sector, but was also potentially pushing companies towards stagnation.…

INSTANT noodles have become one of the most popular ready-to-cook meals in India with marketing campaigns highlighting their cooking convenience and popularity with children.

With annual sales of USD640 million in 2017, this Indian food segment is growing at 13.4% annually, according to data from London-based market analysis company Euromonitor International.…

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is launching a hygiene and cleanliness drive in the Indian meat industry though training, food safety audits, certification of animal feed and pushing retailers to make health and safety improvements.

It plans to stage a food safety audit of meat processing units, slaughterhouses, distribution and retail businesses within next three months across 40 cities.…

WITH the old certainties that the world would move steadily towards ever freer trade now crumbling, the technical textile sector is closely monitoring shifts in trade policy by key governments and international organisations.

This industry depends on the free flow of materials and finished goods – and unlike many textile segments – still has a significant manufacturing presence in mature markets, making the impact of trade policy changes complex and hard to predict.…

The UK and Australia are poles apart geographically but share the aim of becoming leaders in using or selling hydrogen for energy. The scheduled unveiling in November (2018) of a conceptual design to convert an eighth (8.3 million) of the UK’s population to 100% low-carbon hydrogen gas between 2028 and 2035 matters.…

SOLAR energy in Africa ought to be a no brainer. The continent has lot of sun, and weak electricity supplies, especially in the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa. And yet, climate finance that has developed since the Paris climate change agreement of 2015, that could help grow green energy in this sunny continent, has not focused on Africa.…