Search Results for: Dutch
10 results out of 804 results found for 'Dutch'.
EUROPE’S HYDROGEN ECONOMY IS GROWING, WITH MAJOR INVESTMENTS BEING RELEASED
WHEN European energy experts consider the future of hydrogen as an energy source, assessments sound remarkably like comments made about wind or solar power in the late 1990s – it is a great idea, but it would help if production and processing were less expensive.…
COMBINATION OF HUMAN EXPERTISE AND BURGEONING AML TECH CAN REDUCE DATA GIGO RISK
Ensuring data held by organisations with AML/CFT reporting duties is clean and correct is a bedrock of an effective compliance programme fighting dirty and terror money flows. But given the vast and increasing amount of data handled by large companies, partnerships and public bodies, this task has never been simple and is becoming more onerous.…
AML INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEMS DEEPEN AND BECOME MORE COMPLEX
The exchange of intelligence is a key element of AML/CFT, with FATF’s recommendations 36 to 40 focusing on international cooperation. The Egmont Group of FIUs also continues to hone how it securely delivers exchanges of sensitive AML/CFT information between its 167 members.…
UK-GERMANY NEUCONNECT INTERCONNECTOR COULD PROVIDE MODEL FOR CHEAP CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
In late-July, the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed on the financing structure of NeuConnect, the first ever energy link connecting Germany and the United Kingdom, two of the largest electricity markets in Europe. The investment to build the interconnector will amount to EUR2.8 billion, with the EIB set to contribute up to EUR400 million for the financing construction of the section within the European Union (EU).…
UK-GERMANY NEUCONNECT INTERCONNECTOR COULD PROVIDE MODEL FOR CHEAP CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
The investment to build the interconnector will amount to EUR2.8 billion, with the EIB set to contribute up to EUR400 million for the financing construction of the section within the European Union (EU). Other financiers include the UK Infrastructure Bank, which will focus on the stretch within UK maritime and land territory, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).…
VAPE COMPANIES INNOVATE TO SURVIVE IN UNCERTAIN MARKETS
Major vaping players are investing in innovative solutions to offer healthier, more pleasant, and more eco-friendly products, trying to reshape a segment facing a growing number of restrictive laws worldwide.
According to the Dublin-based market researcher Research and Markets, “the global e-cigarette market reached a value of USD20.4 billion in 2021” and should reach USD30 billion by 2027 (1).…
LACK OF RELIABLE DATA UNDERMINES THE GROWTH OF HE IN AFRICA
A lack of reliable data across Africa has weakened policies to improve higher education across the continent, development experts argue. They claim the problem is compromising the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4) (1) to leave no one behind in tertiary education by 2030, even though several local data development initiatives are trying to improve the flow of useful statistics.…
NETHERLANDS IMPOSES WEAK PUNISHMENTS ON MONEY LAUNDERERS, SAYS FATF
The Netherlands has only moderate effectiveness in its AML/CFT policies regarding supervision, preventative measures, legal persons controls and financial sanctions, according to the latest FATF mutual evaluation report (MER). These assessments now highlight effectiveness assessments alongside technical compliance ratings. And while, overall, FATF concluded that the Netherlands’ AML/CFT was “delivering good results”, it added that the country “needs to do more to prevent legal persons from being used for criminal purposes, strengthen risk-based supervision, and ensure sanctions for money laundering and terrorist financing offences are proportionate and dissuasive”.…
INDIAN CLOTHING SECTOR PREDICTS MAJOR SALES GROWTH FOLLOWING ANTICIPATED EU TRADE DEAL
The Indian garment manufacturing industry is optimistic about the impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) between its country and the European Union (EU), which it thinks could be concluded next year (2023).
“It would be a game changer,” Gautam Nair, chairman of the export promotion committee of India’s Apparel Export Promotion Council told Just Style, highlighting how an anticipated “9.6 to 12 percent duty [reduction] makes a big difference in our competitive business.”…
CLEAR HALAL AND STUNNING LABELLING NEEDED TO HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE MEAT SAY ANIMAL RIGHTS AND HALAL GROUPS
Consumers in Europe need to be offered clear labelling so that they only buy halal meat, especially from animals not pre-stunned before slaughter, if they want to, animal rights organisations and halal groups have told Salaam Gateway.
“We think it would be helpful if all meat was labelled pre-stunned or not so people can make informed choices,” said Dr Nick Palmer, head of Compassion in World Farming UK, an animal welfare campaign and lobbying group: “It is undesirable for non-pre-stunned meat to be accidentally purchased by consumers who would prefer to avoid it.”…