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CAN THE NEW BRICS BANK PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN CHINA, GLOBALLY?
A potential bonanza of new projects may be offered to Chinese construction companies following the set-up of a new development bank with lots of cash for infrastructure projects. This July marked the launch of the so-called ‘BRICS Bank’, a new multilateral development bank, operated by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ECUADOR TRADE DEAL OFFERS NEW COCOA SOURCE
ECUADOR, an important confectionery exporter to the European Union (EU), has struck a new bilateral free trade agreement with the EU, which will eliminate tariffs on imports to Europe. The new trade deal is supposed to take effect in late 2016, and until then a system of preferential tariffs will be in place.…
BRUSSELS SAYS MEMBER STATES ANTI-FRAUD ACTION MAYBE TOO WEAK
THE LATEST European Commission annual report on European Union (EU) anti-fraud measures has highlighted concerns that member states may be doing far too little to detect EU-related financial crime. Keith Nuthall reports.
A 2013 Report on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests noted that some member states reported “very low numbers of fraudulent irregularities” – but the Commission does not believe this is because they are clean.…
EU ROUND UP – BRUSSELS LAUNCHED HYDROGEN FUEL CELL UNDERTAKING PHASE TWO
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched the second phase of its fuel cells and hydrogen joint undertaking, sinking EUR1.33 billion into hydrogen-based energy and transport fuel technology until 2020. The European Union (EU) is planning to contribute up to EUR665 million, leveraging at least EUR665 million from private sources.…
EU ROUND UP – BRUSSELS SAYS MEMBER STATES ANTI-FRAUD ACTION MAYBE TOO WEAK
THE LATEST European Commission annual report on European Union (EU) anti-fraud measures has highlighted concerns that member states may be doing far too little to detect EU-related financial crime.
Brussels’ 2013 Report on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests noted that some member states reported “very low numbers of fraudulent irregularities”.…
LATIN AMERICA COSMETICS MARKET CONTINUES TO BOOM
Latin America’s cosmetics and personal care products sector has boomed as consumers take advantage of their rising disposable incomes. The region (including Mexico) accounted for 17% of global sales in the beauty and personal care industry, according to market analysts Euromonitor International in 2013. …
EUROPOL HAILS SUCCESS OF EU SCRAP METAL CRIME OPERATION
European Union (EU) police agency Europol has hailed as a success a two-day operation against illicit scrap dealers, which yielded 271 arrests and identified 146 cases of theft across Europe. Law enforcement teams, backed by the EU unit, checked 8,300 scrap metal dealers in 20 European countries.…
EUROPEAN CONSUMER CENTRES NETWORK FLYER
HELPING AND ADVISING EUROPEAN CONSUMERS SHOPPING AND TRAVELLING ABROAD
WHEN CAN ECC-NET OFFICES HELP YOU?
- Air travel
So much can go wrong: flights can be delayed or cancelled; luggage can be lost or damaged; and hidden fees can be charged.…
OECD SAYS PERSONAL INCOME TAXES ARE RISING IN RICH WORLD
PERSONAL income taxes have risen in 25 out of 34 Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) member developed countries over the past three years, said an OECD report. Rates have risen, while tax-free allowances and tax credits have fallen. The steepest rises were in the USA, Portugal and Slovakia, with the average OECD tax burden on employment incomes increasing by 0.2% in 2013, to 35.9%.…
EU CARS MEET CO2 REDUCTION TARGETS TWO YEARS BEFORE THE DEADLINE
Final statistics to be published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the fall are expected to confirm that the average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) in 2013 were already below the European Union’s (EU) 2015 required target.…