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Caribbean jurisdictions may be increasingly signing up to the requirements of America’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) but there is no great enthusiasm about it. Indeed, some bankers fear it could lead to a sharp fall in the region’s charms for investors.…

One consequence of the ageing population in many parts of the world is a significant increase in demand for nonwoven adult incontinence products, notably adult nappies. Indeed, in Japan, which has one of the most rapidly ageing populations, there have been reports of adult diaper sales exceeding those of babies for some manufacturers.…

INDIAN confectionery and sweet bakery producers are struggling to gain lucrative export markets due to the lack of proper domestic food regulations, the country’s poor infrastructure and the high cost of borrowing money. 

“Not much is exported to the developed world from India because our laws are not harmonised with that of other countries,” said Harsh Arora, president of the Indian Confectionery Manufacturers’ Association.…

VIETNAM’S production of powder coatings and liquid protective coatings has in the past been a small part of the country’s paint and coatings output – but foreign investment maybe about to change that. The country has around 80 coatings manufacturers, who have together manufactured a relatively meagre 30,870 tonnes of these specialist products, generating USD91 million’s worth of revenue in 2012, according to the most recent data made available by market researcher Frost & Sullivan.…

A STATE of emergency was declared on 28 July in the Ignalina district of Lithuania after African Swine Fever was discovered in a Danish-owned pig complex, bordering Latvia. This is the first outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in a commercial holding in the European Union.…

A LABORATORY protocol for studying unusual ‘atypical’ cases of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) has been developed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The European Union (EU) agency was asked to develop the guidance by the European Commission, which is concerned about gaps in knowledge of such outbreaks.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a EUR3.7 billion public-private research partnership, designed to create new ways of processing bio-based materials. This could potentially create bio-chemicals of value for the paint and coatings sector.

Its Bio-based Industries (BBI) initiative will spend money until 2020, with the Commission providing EUR975 million in European Union (EU) funds, leveraging a projected EUR2.73 billion from other sources.…

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.…

AUTOMOBILE companies have been asked to bid for financing from the second phase of the European Union’s (EU) fuel cells and hydrogen joint undertaking, which will sink EUR1.33 billion into hydrogen-based energy and transport fuel technology until 2020.
Coordinated by the EU executive, the European Commission, the research scheme will see the EU contribute up to EUR665 million to projects, leveraging at least EUR665 million from private sources.…

The Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) is now operating at its permanent home in country’s Central District, having moved from temporary premises near the capital Gabarone.
The project, promoted by the country’s former president Festus Mogae, has been launched to boost science, engineering and technology degree programmes within Botswana, boosting the quality of its labour force.…