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ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – INDONESIAN EXTERIOR PAINT STILL USES LEAD, WARNS WORLD BANK
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM EXPANDS IMPORT SAFETY CONTROLS TO ALL CHEMICAL INPUTS
ASIAN PAINT REGULATORY ROUND UP - INDINESIA NEW CAPITAL PROJECT GATHERS STEAM WITH MAJOR PAINT AND COATINGS SALES POTENTIAL
ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP
The Indonesian government is ramping up its requirement for government-funded construction to use locally-made products by insisting paint and coatings manufacturers seeking to supply such projects use national standardisation and certifications.
This, said the chairman of the Indonesian Paint and Coatings Association, Markus Winarto, is part of a trade ministry directorate general of chemical, pharmaceutical and textile industries campaign to reduce imported products.…
MILITARY TAKEOVER OF MYANMAR HAS HINDERED PAINT AND COATING AND INDUSTRY AND MARKET
The military coup d’état on February 1st, 2021, which overthrew an elected government in Myanmar has harmed the country’s paint and coating industry and market, impeding the construction sector, which had been expanding its work before the current ruling military junta seized power.…
UAE’S PURE HARVEST CONSIDERS SECOND SUKUK AS IT LOOKS TO EXPAND TO ASIA
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms plans to raise funding through a new sukuk (Islamic bond) to support its food-security driven expansion plans, Tariq Sanad, the company’s chief financial officer, told Salaam Gateway.
The agritech firm’s breakthrough farming system that can produce year-round crops in the desert has attracted a diverse mix of investors since its inception in 2016.…
CAMBODIA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS CLOTHING CUT AND SEW CENTRE – BUT UNDERLYING WEAKNESSES PERSIST
Cambodia’s clothing sector may continue to face challenges over its weak backward linkages and pressure to increase wages – balancing reasonable pay with international competitiveness in price sensitive markets – but its apparel export receipts remain healthy. The country’s clothing export earnings were not seriously damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, which had a relatively light impact on Cambodia.…
ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE COULD HELP DELIVER UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
There is a growing global movement to align Islamic social finance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (https://sdgs.un.org/goals), which are designed to address global environmental, social and economic challenges by 2030. These include combating poverty, inequality, climate change and environmental degradation and ensuring social justice.…
MODEST CLOTHING MAY BE SOPHISTICATED AND ELEGANT, SAY MUSLIM INFLUENCERS
Time was when modest Muslim fashion was about being unseen – practicing piety without giving as much as a nod to style or fashion. But female consumers around the Muslim world are increasingly combining their desire to proclaim modesty and religious identity without discarding elegance and sophistication in their clothing choices.…
ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE MUST BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO ACHIEVE POTENTIAL
The global Islamic microfinance market has room to grow significantly if it can overcome social and regulatory barriers that have so far curbed its expansion, say experts. Given microfinance is a poverty-alleviation mechanism that provides credit and other financial resources to poor and low-income households and small-and-medium-sized businesses, it fits well with the charitable traditions of Islam.…