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THE USE of paint and coatings by airlines is far more than the choice of an elegant trip for tail fins and fuselages. High tech coatings help aircraft operate efficiently and play an increasingly important role in helping planes fly smoothly, reducing drag and hence carbon emissions.…

AN INTERNATIONAL survey has revealed significant gaps in understanding among financial institutions about proliferation finance, with compliance policies requiring improvement. Indeed, the study by the London-based RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) and the US-based ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) noted that only 33% of institutions checked worldwide conducted standalone proliferation finance risk assessments.…

Like other European cities, the sheer number of cheap nail salons that have exploded in Barcelona in recent years has reached saturation point. There is one, however, that has a waiting list. Dvine creates the ‘art nails’ that have become the statement accessory of Rosalia, the Catalan singing sensation who swept the 2020 Grammy Awards.…

The intersection between beauty products, fashion and sport has never been so mainstream. This was evident last year when popular yoga and athletic-apparel brand, Vancouver, Canada-based Lululemon Athletica Inc launched in June (2019) its own athleisure gender-neutral beauty and personal care line (BPC), called ‘lululemon selfcare’.…

WITH Britain’s formal exit from the European Union (EU) happening tomorrow (January 31), the UK’s main automotive industry association has called on the government to make sure that it strikes an effective trade deal with the EU by the end of a transitional period that ends on December 31 (2020).…

After 34 months of intensive work and investment of more than Israeli Shekels ILS12 billion (USD3.4 billion), the partners in the Mediterranean Sea Leviathan gas field project – the USA’s Noble Energy Inc, along with Israeli partners Delek Drilling, and Ratio – have announced the start of natural gas production from the reservoir, the largest energy project in Israel’s history.…

Sustainability issues are currently dominating the US paint and coatings industry with challenges and opportunities arising from stringent regulations and growing green markets, generating demand for environment-friendly business practices and sustainable consumer lifestyles. This change comes as the industry hopes for a fillip from the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), reforming North American trading arrangements, which has been hailed by the American Coatings Association (ACA) as “a win for America’s paint industry”.…

THE SAUDI Arabian paint industry’s output grew comparatively slowly in 2019 according to some market data but is expected to experience more robust growth over the next few years as the government invests heavily in new development projects and infrastructure. India-based market researcher Mordor Intelligence said that the Saudi Arabia paints and coatings market generated USD1.164 billion in sales last year (2019), up from USD 1.142 billion in 2018 and USD1.120 in 2017.…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are being touted as game-changing solutions to improve the detection of financial crimes, including AML/CFT, but despite some promising results there are obstacles to roll-out, not least regulators’ ability to green-light new technologies as well as effectively utilise the data they produce.…

Millions of documents leaked from UK-based corporate services firm, Formations House, have revealed the ultimate beneficial owners of some 400,000 secret offshore companies as well as the alleged criminal activities of some. The firm operates from a front office located at 29 Harley Street, in central London, with back office support reportedly coming from Pakistan.…