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US DEODORANT MARKET IN GOOD SHAPE
The US deodorant and antiperspirant market is in good shape, experiencing and projecting steady growth year after year in a largely saturated market where innovation is key to driving sales. Euromonitor International, the London-based market research firm, released a report in April 2016, which says the US deodorants market tends to grow “solidly” but “rarely dramatically”. …
SWIM GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY SHINES AT SESAR DEMONSTRATION
The goal of uniting Europe under a single sky of system-wide ATM interoperability, once an improbably futuristic idea, was given a tangible push forward at the SESAR Global Demonstration held in Rome on June 8 and 9. The two-day event, which took place at the Prototype Systems Centre of Italian civil aviation authority ENAV (Ente Nazionale per l’Assistenza al Volo), spotlighted the ways that System-Wide Information Management (SWIM) can simultaneously and seamlessly streamline ATM operations.…
MAJOR EU COMPANIES NOW UNDER OBLIGATION TO STAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDITS
LARGE European Union (EU) energy companies and their major customers are now required to undertake energy audits under the EU’s energy efficiency directive (directive 2012/27/EU). They were supposed to have started assessing their energy usage and output by last December (2015) and must now complete such a study every four years.…
BREXIT COULD MEAN GREATER TAX COMPLEXITIES FOR IRELAND
SHOULD the United Kingdom (UK) elect to exit the European Union (EU) in the referendum on June 23rd [CHECKED], the tax impact on Ireland would be considerable, claimed managing director at Hughes Blake, a leading chartered accountants firm in Dublin.…
EU SERVICES PASSPORT TO BE PROPOSED
THE EUROPEAN Commission has announced that it will propose a ‘services passport’ system by December 31, designed to simplify administrative procedures for service providers, such as accountants, auditors and bookkeepers, who want to expand to foreign member states. EU internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska said: “The cross-border provision of services in the EU is underdeveloped, in particular in the area of business services – such as accounting…” The passport system would give accountants more information, boosting legal certainty and clarity about relevant professional rules in another member state.…
OECD SAYS FDI UP TO PRE-RECESSION LEVELS
THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has released detailed data on global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2015, noting these increased by 25% to USD1.7 trillion, their highest level since 2007. And while financial and corporate restructuring accounted for part of the increase rather than productive investments, FDI inflows within OECD member states almost doubled compared to 2014.…
INFONOVA OFFERS INTEGRATED DIGITAL BILLING SYSTEMS THAT CAN CREATE BUSINESS ‘ECO SYSTEM’ PAYMENTS
When analyst firm Stratecast (part of consultant group Frost & Sullivan) last year (Feb) identified Infonova as one of its ‘Top 10 to Watch’ in global telecoms operations and monetisation, they had strong reasons for doing so.
Infonova managing director Gerhard Greiner explained how his Austria-based telecoms firm has developed an innovative digital metering system that can be used by a wide-range of industries that measure services electronically.…
KNITWEAR PRODUCERS INNOVATE TO SPEED UP SUPPLIES FOR FAST FASHION CLIENTS
KNITWEAR manufacturers used to plan production a year in advance, but the advent of fast fashion has changed all that. Today, suppliers are being asked to supply goods in some cases weeks in advance of a product line going to market.…
KEEPING COMPETITIVE KEY TO GROWTH IN MEAT MARKET, SAYS COPA-COGECA HEAD
How to remain competitive in the face of falling meat consumption is the main challenge facing the meat and livestock industry today, Pekka Pesonen, secretary general of European Union (EU) farmers’ organisation Copa-Cogeca, has told GlobalMeatNews.
In an exclusive interview held as the EU body launched its #livestockcounts #enjoyagrifood campaign, promoting quality European meat consumption, Pesonen said: “We must ensure the added value of eating high quality meat as part of a balanced diet is communicated effectively to the consumer.”…
BRUSSELS MAKES FIRST CONNECTING EUROPE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THE EUROPEAN Commission has made its first formal call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), to help finance key European Union (EU) energy infrastructure projects. In this round of subsidies, EUR200 million will be made available for projects designed to eliminate structural bottlenecks impeding the flow of energy between EU countries.…