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The passage into law of the European Union’s (EU) long discussed carbon adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on May 17 (2023) could in future help EU finishing chemical producers sell more product to European textile manufacturers – but costs might rise as a result, impacting overall competitiveness.…

The European Union (EU) has signalled shifting from its past focus on privacy rights – as per the general data protection regulation (GDPR) – with new reforms encouraging the controlled sharing of financial data. That may see data flow from established financial institutions, such as banks, to their personal and business customers, and thence to other financial services.…

Bangladesh clothing manufacturers have been looking to expand export sales beyond their established markets in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and the UK, seeking new revenue in non-traditional markets such as Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea.

According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh apparel exports for 2022 (calendar year) have sourced 16.1% of revenue from non-traditional markets – USD7.35 billion, out of overall apparel exports of USD45.7 billion.…

The president of the association of foreign lecturers in Italy (Associazione Lettori di Lingua Straniera in Italia – ALLSI), David Petrie, has welcomed the European Commission (EC)’s referral of Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for its continued discrimination of foreign lecturers working in Italian universities.…

The May (2023) general election in Thailand which saw fully democratic parties win handsomely over the military-backed ruling United Thai Nation party could throw the country’s recent decriminalisation of cannabis into doubt.

The progressive Move Forward Party topped the polls, along with allies it commands a majority in Thailand’s parliamentary lower House of Representatives.…

Algae, especially microalgae, have come to inhabit nearly every ecosystem on the planet, including some of the most inhospitable – offering ideal sources for bio-based oils and fats, some with potentially novel uses. Indeed, over time, each species has evolved specific biochemistries and metabolic profiles to thrive in each habitat niche.…

Time was that whistleblowing laws were a novelty. No longer – they are increasingly commonplace in developed economy jurisdictions and offer a widening range of protections.

Take the USA. A bipartisan bill was proposed in March (2023) by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren to strengthen whistleblower protections at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).…

The UK jail rate for fraud has fallen almost 95% in a decade, with fewer than one in 3,000 offences ending up with a criminal conviction and prison term, according to an analysis by the opposition Labour Party. It berated this “collapse” in convictions for Britain’s most common crime.…

The Qatargate scandal continues to encourage the European Parliament and other European Union (EU) institutions to tighten protections against graft and inappropriate influence, especially from non-EU governments.

Its key suspect Greek MEP Eva Kaili has been under house arrest since May and has (as of July) yet to revisit the parliament, where she remains a full member.…

Britain’s Barclays Bank has won a UK Supreme Court appeal, with justices saying that UK banks must act on all customer instructions and not be liable should a payment be fraudulent, such as being an authorised push payment fraud (APP) (1).…