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Despite low domestic demand and transportation challenges posed by poor cold storage facilities, Bangladesh’s nascent cheese industry is showing potential for growth.

Consumers are eating more of this dairy product than ever before, spurring growth in imports. According to data from United States-based export-import trade intelligence firm Volza, there were 4,464 import shipments of cheese into Bangladesh, imported by 524 Bangladesh traders, as of from last January 1 (2023) to October 31 (1).…

An executive of an unregistered university in Malawi has been convicted and fined, the first legal fruit of a government crackdown launched in 2022.

Tuweh Gusto Gadama, 55, on January 17 (2024) was ordered by Principal Resident Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe, sitting in the capital Lilongwe, to pay Malawi Kwacha MWK3.4 million (USD2,000) for operating higher education institutions illegally.…

3D printing technology has been fuelling innovative designs, performance enhancements and sustainability credentials in the sports footwear industry. Customer personalisation is an increasingly popular innovation, using data from foot scans to calibrate the printing machines.

Also, sustainability benefits claimed for 3D printed shoes are growing in effectiveness for marketing as brands seek to reduce their environmental footprint.…

Iraq’s paint and coating sector is benefitting from a surge in construction as the country rebuilds its infrastructure, resumes stalled projects, and embarks on newbuild and expansion projects.

The country is experiencing its most politically stable period since 2003 and amidst this transformation, construction is booming.…

A Tunisia-based higher education institution is seeking to fill an artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap in this north African country, which has hosted some successful AI-based startups, but who have struggled to recruit AI-proficient workers.

The Pristini School of AI launched quietly in 2023 and has since been building its student base, now teaching 130 students across its undergraduate and masters’ courses, said its dean, Mohamed Jaoua.…

Nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, the global sunflower oil and seeds sector is still under pressure from supply-side shocks, restricting short-term growth of the sector. Despite an overall growth in global production of sunflower oilseeds, experts warn of difficult conditions for crushers and growers faced with decreased profitability and stiff Russian competition.…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected a legal bid to trim the power of cross-border criminal investigations launched within the European Union (EU) by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The ECJ was asked to intervene in an Austrian case brought by

German traders accused of smuggling biodiesel into the EU.…

Governments worldwide are thinking hard about cushioning impacts from the shift to EVs on auto companies, their suppliers and workers, avoiding political and industrial relations blowbacks from related job losses, plant closures and, sometimes, labour shortages.

In Europe, American and locally-owned auto companies have been, with labor unions, pressing European Union (EU) lawmakers for more funding and specialist programs to ease the ICE to BEV switch in automaking regions.…

Only 25% of European Union (EU) funds lost to fraud in 2022 were recovered from EU member states, less than the 34% five-year annual average, according to a January 18 resolution (1) from the European Parliament. MEPs want the European Commission to boost efforts to recover the EUR1.77 billion (USD1.93 billion) lost both to fraud and non-fraudulent irregularities in 2022.…

With online living increasingly prevalent, data is becoming more valuable and hence criminals are developing new tactics to steal these digital assets. Anti-fraud organisations, consultants and vendors are trying to monitor these innovations, to help law enforcement, government and business respond, but their protections often remain too weak.…