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IRAN’S ROSE WATER INDUSTRY EXPORT INDUSTRY SET TO GROW



 

IRAN’S rose water export sector is facing the potential for rapid expansion now that the country can trade freely globally after the bulk of international banking and economic sanctions imposed over the Iranian nuclear programme were lifted this January (2016).…

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IVORY COAST, A KEY MARKET IN AFRICA’S GROWING BEAUTY SECTOR



IVORY Coast has imported more than double the value of cosmetic products in 2015 when compared with 2009, from the European Union (EU) alone, signaling the creation of a booming domestic beauty market as the country emerges from a civil war that ended in 2011.…

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THE BATH AND SHOWER SECTOR IN EGYPT: GROWING SLOWLY DESPITE ECONOMIC INSTABILITY



The Egyptian bath, shower and soap sector is growing in retail value, and will be worth USD230.6 million in 2016, according to UK-based market research company Euromonitor International, up by 16% since 2015. But overall, sales growth in this segment is sluggish due to the country’s continued relatively slow economic growth (forecast for 3.3% by the World Bank for 2016), political uncertainty and low purchasing power.…

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COMMISSION PLANS TO EASE EU COMPETITION RULES TO BOOST TELCO INVESTMENT – BUT WILL IT WORK?



 

THE EUROPEAN Commission of president Jean-Claude Juncker came to office in 2014 promising to focus on major projects and programmes – with major telecoms reform and expansion being a key goal.

His team has now delivered on that pledge, proposing a comprehensive package of competition changes and funding proposals that, if approved, would change the EU’s telecoms market controls, set ambitious targets for EU-funded broadband roll out and strengthen the role of BEREC as a European regulator.…

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DEBTOR FINANCE PRODUCTS A GROWING NICHE IN FASHION SECTOR



 

Specialised debtor finance products for the garment industry are a niche area that continues to grow, and these services are increasingly being offered worldwide. Craig Michie, head of trade finance at Australasian debtor finance company Scottish Pacific, explained to just-style: “We see entry level businesses who need as little as AUD50,000 [USD38,000] and larger businesses who need upwards of AUD50 million but the challenge is the same for both – how to keep trading when the cash cycle is so long in the apparel trade,” he said.…

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GROWTH POTENTIAL IN NORTHERN GERMANY FOR DANISH ORGANIC MEAT



GERMANY is one of Denmark’s largest export markets for organic meat, but industry experts say there is still room for sales growth. A key target market is northern Germany, including the major city of Hamburg, given its close proximity to southern Denmark where the bulk of Danish organic farms are located. …

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DIGITISATION WILL REVOLUTIONISE CLOTHING MANUFACTURING, TEXTILE EXPERTS SAY



CLOTHING manufacturing will be completely changed by the internet and digital printing over the next five to 10 years, Lutz Walter, secretary general of European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP) – the largest European textiles research and innovations network – told just-style at a October 12-13 ‘European Textiles: Going Digital – Going High-Tech’ conference in Brussels.…

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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT COMPANIES SEE TO SHORE UP MARKET POSITIONING WITH GREEN PACKAGING



PERSONAL care product and cosmetics manufacturers are continuing to invest in sustainable materials – such as responsibly-sourced cardboard and bio-plastics. Indeed, such green alternatives can boost sales in markets where consumers are increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of products. But packagers still face challenges in ensuring these meet the standards of their clients, particularly in premium sectors.…

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION TOLD TO DRAFT FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX LAW BY THE YEAR END



THE EUROPEAN Commission has finally been instructed to draft a European Union (EU) directive authorising an EU financial transaction tax, which would apply to 10 of the EU’s 28 member states.

Meeting on the margins of a Eurogroup session in Luxembourg on Monday (Oct 10), the governments of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain agreed to push ahead with the project.…

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BRUSSELS PLANS LEGAL MOVES TO FORCE GOVERNMENT ACTION OVER DIESELGATE



The European Union’s (EU) executive, the European Commission, will next month file suit against EU member state governments over their failure to act on their response to the ‘dieselgate’ emissions cheating scandal. The EU internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska told the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) on Monday (September 12): “You will definitely see some infringement procedures next month.”…

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