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EUROPEAN Union (EU) clothing manufacturers are preparing to carry out more checks on clothing safety, for example on potential flammability, dyes that may cause allergic reactions, or dangerous drawstrings, under a proposal (1) for new EU rules on protecting consumers from potentially dangerous products.…

The central American and Dominican Republic clothing and textile sectors are lobbying against the United States scrapping the China 301 tariffs on finished apparel imports following a possible entente with Beijing, saying that the duties are helping encourage investments in their countries.…

The publication in its official journal of the European Union’s (EU) sixth sanctions package against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has shown the EU bent over backwards to secure unanimity in its agreed restrictions of Russian oil imports.

Not only have all pipeline imports of crude oil from Russia been excluded from sanctions for the time being, Bulgaria was excluded from an otherwise unanimous block on tankered crude oil imports, which in any case will be phased out over six months.…

A spate of recent high-profile investigations into suspected money laundering through cryptocurrency and a failure to prevent it have drawn attention to the capacity of law enforcement to tackle AML/CFT activity in the crypto sphere.

In July 2021, the UK’s Metropolitan Police force in London said it had seized a record GBP180 million (USD219 million) worth of cryptocurrency linked to international money laundering.…

The publication in its official journal of the European Union’s (EU) sixth sanctions package against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has shown the EU bent over backwards to secure unanimity in its agreed restrictions of Russian oil imports.

Not only have all pipeline imports of crude oil from Russia been excluded from sanctions for the time being, Bulgaria was excluded from an otherwise unanimous block on tankered crude oil imports, which in any case will be phased out over six months.…

Cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, has steadily become a more in demand commodity supplied by the bio-based oils and fats industry due to rising product usage in food, pharmaceuticals, supplements, nutraceuticals, lotions, shampoos, soaps, bath gels, massage oils and cosmetics.

Product developers stress how CBD products can provide consumers with relief for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.…

Sharia-compliant financial technology (fintech) is poised for explosive growth across both Islamic and western jurisdictions. 

In part this reflects growth in Islamic finance: Refinitiv, an American-British global provider of financial market data owned by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), predicts the value of money transacted through the Islamic finance sector will reach USD4.9 trillion by 2025. …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undermined many political assumptions, including – of course – the right of countries to retain their borders and independence without being invaded. But one change encouraged by the war has been the increased desire of European countries to shake off dependence on Russian oil and gas – and that has increased support for nuclear power.…

IF the UK loses its right to European Research Council (ERC) grants and access to the European Union (EU)’s 9^th Framework Programme (FP), dubbed Horizon Europe (1), a long tradition of cooperation in research and innovation will be put at risk, scientists warn.…

INTRODUCTION 

The connection of information and operational technology through smart factories makes for undeniable improvements in manufacturing efficiencies, in output and cost. But all new technologies spark fresh vulnerabilities for attacks by criminals. Given the latent strength of smart factories is in connectivity, cyber-attacks are their most important illicit threat.…