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BY MJ DESCHAMPS

HEALTH is not really a priority for most confectionery consumers, but it is covered by ingredient labelling designed to promote well-being anyway – and the industry has to take note. The European Union (EU) is a case in point: it has been updating legislation on food labelling to promote consumer awareness about not-so-healthy ingredients in food products.…

BY DAVID HAWORTH, IN BRUSSELS

‘CELEBRITY’ fragrances have become such a huge industry that even the Pope now has his own eau de cologne – according to Italian perfumer Silvana Casoli, (whose clients include Madonna and the King of Spain), this unique blend reflects the German pontiff’s love of Bavarian forests and their flora and fauna, creating an aura of "peace and tranquility".…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

THE GOLDEN rule of investments has and continues to be – if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. The most recent example of this advice being disregarded causing a high profile court case involves R Allen Stanford, Texan-banker and former multi-millionaire.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT

WHILE the Iraqi government has implemented regulations that are both anti-money laundering (AML) and for combating the financing of terrorism (CTF), it has had lacklustre results in enforcement due to ongoing instability in the country. Corruption and endemic smuggling are also major problems.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

THE INDIAN government is reviewing the royalty rates paid by mining companies working in India regarding for 10 major minerals – including iron ore, bauxite, zinc, lead and copper ore – with new rates expected to be announced by August.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT; AND MOHAMMED YUSUF, IN NAIROBI

IN late January, oil production and exports came to a halt in South Sudan over a transit pricing dispute with its former overlord north Sudan. With no compromise in sight, the newly independent Africa country is mulling other transport options, but, even if production were to resume, it will be months – at best – before its oil sector gets back on its feet.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE IN BEIRUT

THE ‘ARAB Spring’ uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past year have had a mixed effect on Arabic publishing. Book sales have plunged due to instability, and while some countries have loosened up on censorship, others have clamped down.…

BY JAMES FULLER, IN LONDON; AND EUGENE VOROTNIKOV, IN ST PETERSBURG

TIME was that automakers looking to expand electric car production worried about the price and scarcity of lithium – a key metal for many battery models. But no more: new production is being brought online and prices have softened dramatically over the past three years, with the recession knocking demand for other lithium-hungry products such as laptop computers and mobiles.…

BY DAVID HAYHURST

WITH a wide range of electric vehicles (EVs) slated to roll out across Europe throughout 2012, utilities have to seriously consider how this new transport sector will impact on their business. Because power producers will be the fuel companies of the future, once electric cars take hold of the consumer imagination, utilities will need to consider how they best serve this new consumer business.…

BY WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI

STRONG government support paired with a huge domestic market has China’s already booming pharmaceutical industry undeniably heading towards an even more prosperous future. However, while companies are eager to expand in China, they all seem to be coming up against the same challenge – finding the right employees.…