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UK food and drink manufacturers have warned that adopting new rules for designating the origin of products after Brexit could be catastrophic for their industry due to the globally integrated supply chains of many UK-made foods.

The UK Food & Drink Federation (FDF) and National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers (nabim) (NOTE TO EDITOR – GROUP USES LOWER CASE FOR ACRONYM) are among the bodies that have called for European Union (EU) rules of origin (ROO) to be maintained after Brexit to avoid punitive tariffs on UK foods made with ingredients imported from outside the EU and exported to other member states.…

THE NORDIC region is associated with cleanliness, environmentalism and healthy living, so maybe it is no big surprise that sales of natural organic personal care products are strengthening in these markets. So engrained is this trend, say experts, colour cosmetics lines are increasingly being developed as natural organic products.…

DEMAND from two key generations is driving resurging sales in the global wallpaper market: Millennials and their quest for a sustainable lifestyle coupled with embracing all things technological, together with the baby-boomer generation’s affection for heritage preservation.

Sales for the past five years have been growing steadily amidst a wealth of promotional material boasting wallpaper’s environment-friendly credentials, a connection to traditional cultural influences or how technological advances can transform a simple wall covering into a dynamic home or workspace.…

PAKISTAN’S law enforcers and regulators are on the front line when it comes to fighting terrorist financing, money laundering and financial crime in general, both within the country and from across its borders, notably conflict-riven Afghanistan. But its government and state agencies often send mixed messages over their commitment to fight terror finance.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over London Luton Airport Operations Ltd by AMP Capital Investors (UK) and Spain’s Aena Desarrollo Internacional. AMP Capital already controls Britain’s Newcastle International Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport; and Aena’s owner ENAIRE also manages airports – but the Commission, acting as the European Union competition regulator, has cleared the deal.…

SPAIN’S personal care product market is continuing to grow after years of post-financial crisis weakness. Spain’s skincare, cosmetic and perfume industry continues to mature, and has turned in solid sales figures for 2017, reflecting the optimistic mood of the economy after the ‘lost’ years of the recession.…

THE LATIN American personal care product market, buffeted in recent years by economic and political instability, looks back on track, with trouble-spots such as Venezuela being very much an exception to overall progress.

Data released by market researcher Euromonitor International has said that the region’s beauty and personal care product sales in 2017 topped USD65 billion in 2017, growing by 42.5% between 2012 and last year.…

THE KAZAKH steppe is the world’s largest expanse of open grassland – 804,500 square kilometres of northern Kazakhstan, a natural resource that feeds dairy breeds such as Kazakh white-headed cattle. Indeed, this central Asian country does not just have the environment to become a global dairy hub, it has a long-standing set of domestic dairy food traditions it can draw upon, such as ‘tvorog’, which is similar to cottage cheese, or ‘kurt’, a snack made from dried salty cheese.…

THE UK parliament has controversially voted to force its overseas territories (OT) to create publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers by December 31, 2020. Critics say the move threatens the financial sectors and will not aid law enforcement. Is that true? Keith Nuthall reports

Listening to the leaders of Britain’s overseas territories, the beneficial ownership amendment to a UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is a risk to their survival.…

TAKING tips online, Malaysians are increasingly adopting a DIY stance for comparatively simple home maintenance tasks such as painting walls – a trend that has led the country’s home paint sales to surge – notwithstanding weak economic conditions, experts say.

Indeed, an economic softening in 2016 partly led consumers to opt for DIY so that they can cut the cost of hiring professionals to paint walls, an analyst from London-based market intelligence company Euromonitor International said.…