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The G7 group of industrialised nations has promised to ramp up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including additional efforts to prevent circumvention.

Following a summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the group warned G7 members increase engagement with “third countries through which restricted G7 goods, services, or technology may be provided to Russia…”

It called on “third parties to immediately cease providing material support to Russia’s aggression or face severe costs”.…

While all eyes are on headline investments into conversions of major auto plants for EV production, a key sign that this market is maturing is emerging – the growth of used-vehicle sales for the electric transmission segment. Data from US-based industry consultant Cox Automotive released on April 7 said that American used-EV retail sales via licensed dealerships increased 32% in Q1 2023 year-on-year to 42,753 units.…

Auto major Stellantis is building a major EV clutch transmission operation at its 2 million square meters Italian production plant – the historic former Fiat Mirafiori factory, in Turin – which will make 600,000 devices annually 

Mirafiori will make electrified dual-clutch transmissions (eDCT) for hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric models sold across Europe from H2 2024 at Mirafiori – also the site of a new recycling plant as Stellantis shifts towards a circular economy model.   …

The Lithuanian dairy industry has seen its share of highs and lows in recent years, culminating this year in a rash of dairy farmer protests, rising energy costs, inflation, farm closures, and rock bottom prices for raw milk. During the first half of 2022, export sales grew according to Lithuanian dairy producer organisation Pieno Centras (1), as dairy product prices rose and demand remained high, boosting production and Lithuanian farm milk sales.…

LABEL-MAKING automation is increasingly important to the global packaging industry. Indeed, the Wisconsin, USA-based global identification and compliance solution specialists Brady Corporation calls automated labelling a “must-have” – saying that the question is not if a company will automate its labelling process, but when (1).…

Students from sub-Saharan African countries in Tunisia say that they are being discriminated against in the country’s banks and post offices, preventing them from receiving international money transfers to pay for essentials, including food.

They and executives of the Association for African Students and Stagiaires in Tunisia (AESAT – Association des Étudiants et Stagiaires Africains en Tunisie) told UWN that many banks and branches of La Poste Tunisienne are refusing to hand over the money sent by their parents and blocking them from opening personal bank accounts if they lack a full residency permit – a ‘carte de séjour définitif’.…

The fact that AML/CFT is expensive is widely appreciated by governments and international organisations, but they still support policies and programmes that cost a considerable proportion of the USD274.1 billion that LexisNexis Risk Solutions says is lavished on financial crime compliance (1).…

LABEL-MAKING automation is increasingly important to the global packaging industry. Indeed, the Wisconsin, USA-based global identification and compliance solution specialists Brady Corporation calls automated labelling a “must-have” – saying that the question is not if a company will automate its labelling process, but when (1).…

Southern Europe has always been a key region for creative textile and clothing development and so it is no surprise that local companies have been enthusiastic adopters of digital textile printing, given the flexibility, speed and sustainability that these systems offer.…

AML is all about the deft use of IT and the marshalling of data culled from financial records, but comprehensive KYC and client monitoring, as well as proactive ML investigations following up a suspicion, are aided by effective online tools that can uncover essential information.…