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DIRECT PAYMENTS ESSENTIAL TO BEEF SECTOR, AGRI STUDY CONCLUDES



THE EUROPEAN beef sector must keep its direct payments at a time when the European Union (EU)’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is under review, according to new research highlighted by the European Parliament.

‘The EU cattle sector: challenges and opportunities – milk and meat’ report, published February 27 by the parliament’s agriculture and rural development committee, says these payments play an important part in farm-household income.…

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BANGLADESH APPAREL SECTOR FACES UP TO CHALLENGES AS IT LOOKS TO EXPAND, DHAKA APPAREL SUMMIT HEARS



With the global garment market still growing fast, Bangladesh needs to seize the so-called ‘China-plus’ opportunity while penetrating new markets and diversifying its products, a Dhaka conference has heard.

In a keynote speech Dr Nazneen Ahmed, a senior research fellow at the state-run think-tank Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), argued world apparel sales were USD445 billion in 2015, set to grow USD700 billion by 2021

But uncertainty over Brexit, the new Trump-influenced global trade regime and an India’s textile sector incentive package of Indian rupees INR60 billion (USD900 million) are posing fresh challenges for the Bangladesh industry, speakers stressed.…

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BRUSSELS PLANS TO RELEASE DETAILED NEW ATM POLICIES



THE EUROPEAN Commission will this year (2017) release two detailed new policy documents pushing increases in capacity for European Union (EU) air traffic management.

Officials are drafting a civil aviation navigation strategy and an updated master plan for air traffic management, a European Business Aviation Association meeting in Brussels was told by the head of the Commission’s satellite navigation unit Paul Flament.…

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EUROPE’S TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR GROW THROUGH INNOVATION



 

THE CONTINUED success of Europe’ major technical textile fair, Techtextil, Frankfurt, (the next event runs from May 9 to 12) illustrates how the continent’s technical textile sector is thriving on its innovation.

“We don’t know what the future brings. We only know where it will be exhibited.…

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AGEING NUCLEAR WORKFORCE CAN BE REJUVENATED SUSTAINABLY WITH HELP OF GETI DATE



KEY MESSAGES

 

*The nuclear industry has an ageing staff and needs to recruit new professionals as they retire

*Its strong health and retirement benefits packages could help it attract the new staff it needs

*The nuclear industry outside north America has a strong expat component, making it easier for recruit staff from abroad

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The nuclear industry sector is facing some significant human resources challenges, but new research carried out by Airswift and Energy Jobline indicates that the nuclear sector can still compete for talent.…

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BANGLADESHI TEXTILE MAKERS PAVE DIGITAL PATH WITH INDIAN HELP



AS Bangladesh aims to double its apparel exports in the next five years, industry executives and experts agree on one thing: value addition is the key and the development of digital printing services is a key strand of this strategy.
As a result, the launch of operations by Indian textile printing manufacturer and distributor DCC (Dhaval Colour Chem) in Dhaka last December was an important step towards creating such an integrated supply chain in Bangladesh.…

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LIQUEFIED AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS A LONG-TERM WINNER IN THE ENERGY MIX



Natural gas, including its liquefied form LNG, can be the long-term growth story among fossil fuels but needs to withstand stiff challenges

The naming ceremony in February 2017 for offshore facilities for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia was another milestone in the huge wave of investment in LNG production capacity globally in recent years.…

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EU AND CANADA COSMETICS INDUSTRIES DELIGHTED AT CETA DEAL



THE EUROPEAN and Canadian cosmetic industries have welcomed the European Parliament’s approval [February 15] of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada (CETA), with both sides anticipating greatly increased exports.

This long-negotiated and highly contested deal, which could apply from April as far as its key duty and quota liberalisation elements are concerned, will remove nearly 99% of tariffs on all goods traded between the EU and Canada and eliminate tax discrimination.…

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SOUTH AFRICA’S HIGH SKIN CANCER RISK AND DIVERSE SKIN TYPES GENERATES COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC SUNCARE MARKET



SKIN cancer ranks as South Africa’s most common form of the disease with the country also suffering the second highest incidence globally after Australia, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation of South Africa – research such as this is driving sales of sunscreen products.…

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SUNKISSED UAE IS GROWING MARKET FOR SUNCARE PRODUCTS



YEAR–round sunshine, a young population, and a large expatriate community have made the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a strategic destination for multinational suncare brands, which continue to dominate the local market.

According to London-based research company Euromonitor International, the UAE’s suncare market was valued at Emirati Dirham AED89.38 million (USD24.3 million) in 2016, up 4% compared to 2015.…

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