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TOBACCO CONTROLS MAYBE GROWING - BUT THEY ARE OFTEN WEAK
BY AHMAD PATHONI, ALYSHAH HASHAM, MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
GIVEN the constant flow of news about tougher tobacco industry regulations from all continents, tobacco executives could be forgiven for thinking there are no countries where they have a relative free hand to sell their products.…
EU MEMBERSHIP APPLICANTS HARBOUR USEFUL MARKETS, BUT ALSO POTENTIAL COMPETITORS
BY MARK ROWE
THE NEXT few years are likely to see several countries accede to the European Union (EU), with significant implications for the personal care sector. Local producers of toiletries, detergents and cosmetics, as well as multinationals in a number of countries, are closely following the negotiations conducted by their governments.…
TOBACCO TRAVELLER - COLLECTION 2009 - GREECE
BY MAKKI MARSEILLES
TOBACCO manufacturing in Greece is alive and well and the industry is looking forward to a very fine future. A ban on smoking in public places introduced this April 1 has had very little effect so far and a reported 6% drop in sales alleged by some retailers has not been substantiated, stressed the Association of Greek Tobacco Industries.…
EASTERN EUROPE OILS AND FATS SECTOR BEING OPENED TO WESTERN EUROPE THROUGH EU TRADE DEALS
BY MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIA’S belligerent approach to its neighbours in recent years has ranged from military conflict with Georgia to energy disputes with Ukraine and a string of commodity-based stand-offs, such as rows with Norway over fish products, Poland over meat supplies and Belarus over sugar.…
ESTONIA CASE CLEARS WAY FOR TOUGH LINE OVER SUGAR HOARDING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ABILITY of national and European Union (EU) authorities to take a tough line with confectionery companies stockpiling sugar and other products ahead of their country joining the EU has been strengthened by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).…
FURTHER EXPANSION OF EU EASTWARDS SEEN AS GENERALLY POSITIVE BY EU FOOD AND DRINK SECTORS
BY MARK ROWE
The expansion of the European Union (EU) continues eastwards – and the food and drink industry of the existing EU will inevitably be affected by the new competition, as will companies in the new member countries.
The next few years are likely to see several countries accede to the EU.…
EBRD CONSIDERS FINANCING 20-YEAR PROJECT FOR THREE AIRPORTS IN MACEDONIA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has earmarked Euro 45 million for a planned loan financing a 20-year airport concession in Macedonia. This would include the development, finance, operation and maintenance of a new terminal building at Skopje’s Alexander the Great airport; renovating Ohrid’s St Paul the Apostle airport; and building a new cargo airport at Shtip.…
EEA SHOWS HOW WATER SUPPLIES ARE STRESSED IN ENGLAND AND WALES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DETAILED report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), which highlights signals of environmental problems within Europe, says England and Wales can be labelled "water stressed", along with only eight other European countries. They are Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Malta and Spain.…
TURKEY TOBACCO SECTOR IS MONEY PIT, DESPITE GROWING HEALTH AND MARKETING CONTROLS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
TURKEY’S tobacco market, the eighth largest in the world and valued this month at GBPounds 6 billion in consumer price turnover by British American Tobacco (BAT) has contracted by 5% over the past year following the imposition of a nationwide smoking ban.…
GREECE TOBACCO SECTOR UNDER PRESSURE FROM HEALTH REGULATION - BUT STILL THE WORLD'S NUMBER 1 FOR SMOKING DEMAND
BY MAKKI MARSEILLES
GREECE is something of a paradox in the tobacco sector. Its citizens smoke more cigarettes per capita than anywhere else in the world, yet its government is increasing anti-smoking legislation and its long-established leaf growing sector is shrinking towards virtual extinction.…