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EU SEEKS MORE LEVERAGE OVER GREENLAND MINING PROJECTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission and Greenland have signed a letter of intent that could increase the role of European Union (EU) mining companies in the development of the autonomous territory’s considerable mineral resources.
EU industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani and development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs have struck a deal with Greenland Prime Minister Kuupik Kleis over future EU involvement in exploration and exploitation.…
EU SEEKS MORE LEVERAGE OVER GREENLAND MINERAL PROJECTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission and Greenland have signed a letter of intent that could increase the role of European Union (EU) industrial mineral companies in the development of Greenlandic mineral resources, including rare earths.
EU industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani and development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs have struck a deal with Greenland Prime Minister Kuupik Kleis over future EU involvement in exploration and exploitation.…
EASTERN EUROPE'S PAINTS AND COATINGS MARKET CONTINUES TO GROW AS THE WEST STAYS STAGNANT
BY E BLAKE BERRY, IN POLAND; MIKE STEIN, IN PRAGUE; MONIKA HANLEY, IN RIGA; AND MJ DESCHAMPS,
WHILE southern and western Europe’s economies falter, being mired in debt, eastern Europe’s coatings market is now growing solidly amidst economic performances that are recovering from a recession that hit the region hard.…
EU SEEKS MORE LEVERAGE OVER GREENLAND METAL MINERAL PROJECTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission and Greenland have signed a letter of intent that could increase the role of European Union (EU) metal and mining companies in the development of Greenlandic metal and other mineral resources.
The autonomous north Atlantic territory has a wealth of deposits being explored.…
DENMARK TIGHTENS AML LAWS, BUT DIRTY MONEY STILL FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS
BY GERARD O’DWYER
DENMARK’S government and financial regulators have been increasingly busy since 2005 reinforcing the country’s relatively relaxed anti-money laundering (AML) laws. Despite the introduction of the Danish Act on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in March 2006, and legislative amendments since, reports of suspected money laundering incidences have continued to increase year-on-year in Denmark.…
EU ROUND UP - CONFECTIONERY INDISTRY FIGHT PROPOSALS TO DELAY END OF EU SUGAR QUOTAS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPE’S confectionery industry is fighting rearguard moves at the European Parliament to delay the abolition of European Union (EU) quotas on EU sugar production. A report from French conservative MEP Michel Dantin on the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has proposed that the quotas stay until 2020 – they are currently to be phased out by 2015.…
MAURITIUS ACCA MINISTER'S INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES COULD PROMOTE WEALTH IN MAINLAND AFRICA
BY VILLEN ANGANAN, IN BEAU-BASSIN, MAURITIUS
ACCA fellows can be found in many influential positions worldwide and in Africa, they are often the backbone of financial and management best practice, in many jurisdictions. That is certainly the case on the Indian Ocean state of Mauritius, where environment and sustainable development minister and ACCA member Devanand Virahsawmy belongs to the inner circle of prime minister Navin Ramgoolam who secured a second mandate in May 2010 elections.…
ACCOUNTING FIRMS SERVICE AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH
BY VILLEN ANGANAN, IN BEAU-BASSIN, MAURITIUS
INTERNATIONAL accounting firms are exploring opportunities within Africa, and are using the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius – a regional financial centre – as a stepping stone. All the Big Four: Ernst &Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG and Deloitte are already successfully offering their services to African clients.…
BRUSSELS NEGOTIATES RESTRICTIVE OPEN SKIES DEAL WITH SRI LANKA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A RESTRICTIVE open skies agreement has been negotiated between the European Commission and Sri Lanka that incorporates existing bilateral civil aviation agreements struck with individual European Union (EU) member states. The agreement includes deals previously struck by Sri Lanka with Austria, Belgium, Britain, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden.…
SUGAR OFFERS AFRICAN BIOFUEL PRODUCERS A FEEDSTOCK - BUT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CHALLENGING
BY BILL CORCORAN, IN CAPE TOWN; MOHAMMED YUSUF, IN NAIROBI; AND KEITH NUTHALL
A BOOK launched at last December’s Durban international climate change conference has focused on the growing potential for sugar to be a biofuel feedstock in Africa. ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness:
The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa’ was written by 44 authors representing 30 organisations in 16 countries and was published by Routledge.…