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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PUSH DELIVERY OF UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS



Higher education students worldwide have been pushing solutions to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI in New York heard yesterday (July 17).

Veronica Dzeagu, chief technical officer, All-Africa Students Union (https://aasuonline.org/

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ASIA PACIFIC PAINT AND COATING MARKET PROJECTS GROWTH, PAINT BRAND SWITCHING ROLES TO SOLUTION PROVIDER



The bounce back from Covid-19 lockdowns to the key south-east Asian economies of Malaysia and Singapore have seen robust growth in both countries, boosting paint and coatings sales, although the Malaysian market has some fragility this year.

Economic growth in both ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members have been robust with data from the World Bank showing Malaysia’s GDP expanding from USD337.34 billion in 2020 to USD406.31 in 2022 (1) – its population being 33.5 million people.…

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THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION



The Thailand paint and coatings sector is expanding faster than general economic growth in Thailand, expanding sales as the country transitions from military-dominated to democratic rule.

This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1).…

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SOUTH ASIA IS DEVELOPING BANANA FIBRE PRODUCTION FOR TEXTILES AND LEATHER



SOUTH Asian clothing, textile and footwear manufacturers are innovating to utilise a common natural input, plentiful in their local sub-tropical and tropical climates – banana fibre. Growth is particularly marked in Bangladesh. Textile factories have started developing the fibre, blending them with cotton to make apparel, sending samples and receiving enquiries from European customers.…

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ASPARTAME IS POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN, SAYS WHO



Major non-sugar sweetener aspartame has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joint expert committee on food additives (JECFA).…

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FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING TRENDS POSE DIVERSE THREATS TO MAJOR COMPANIES, ACFE CONFERENCE TOLD



Increasingly sophisticated fraud and money laundering are growing concerns in the commercial crime world, with the need to innovate to tackle diverse threats being underlined at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) global conference. Keith Nuthall and Andreia Nogueira report

 

Speaking at the June 12-15 conference’s keynote session, ACFE CEO Bruce Dorris said commercial crime specialists needed to continue honing their skills as risks develop: “We must rise; we must inspire; we must innovate.…

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THAILAND PAINT SECTOR FACES EXPORT DECLINE BUT INDUSTRY STEADY AS ECONOMY GAINS TRACTION

The Thailand paint and coatings sector is expanding faster than general economic growth in Thailand, expanding sales as the country transitions from military-dominated to democratic rule.  

This southeast Asian powerhouse economy is projected to grow GDP by 3.9% in 2023, up from 2.6% last year due to stronger-than-expected export demand from China, Europe, and the United States, according to the World Bank (1). 

Thailand’s ministry of commerce has maintained a targeted year-on-year growth for exports this year of 1%-2%, after a 5.5% gain in 2022 (2).

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FOR CHINA’S SPORTWEAR-MAKERS, IT’S DOMESTIC BOOM AND EXPORT DOLDRUMS



China’s sportswear brands have witnessed significant growth in sales during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially on domestic markets where consumers have embraced athleisure trends. Prominent examples include Beijing-based Li-Ning and Jinjiang-based Anta, which reported Chinese Yuan Renminbi-denominated sales growth of 14.3% (1) and 15.5% (2) respectively in 2022.…

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ACADEMICS REQUEST QUALITY OVER QUANTITY IN HE IN GUINEA-BISSAU



National and international academics warned Guinea-Bissau that the expansion of its higher education must not sacrifice quality and relevance, so academics and students are better able to meet the needs of one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries.

Guinea-Bissau is “one of the most coup-prone and politically unstable countries in the world”, according to the World Bank, which noted it had USD2,200 gross domestic income per head in 2022.…

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‘STUDY IN GREECE’ VIEWS STRONGER GLOBAL ROLE AS A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY



The establishment of Study in Greece (SiG) as a national agency supported by Greek state is the latest step in an ongoing process to unlock a world of educational possibilities and deepen international collaboration to revitalise higher education in the country.…

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