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Streaming services that deliver online content, including gaming, videos and music, have opened new avenues for money launderers, including the ability of fraudsters to commit predicate offences, whose proceeds are hidden and moved.

The problem is exacerbated by the growing popularity of streaming – according to US-based Grand View Research, the global video streaming market alone was worth USD50.11 billion in 2020, projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% from 2021 to 2028.…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) paint market has had a difficult past two years, but the sector is gradually rebounding, driven especially by major development projects and growth in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

“It has been tough period. Covid-19 had a significant impact on the MENA.…

The international oilseeds and related vegetable oil markets are facing major disruption through Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with global vegetable oil prices soaring, according to the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Its Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 248.6 points in March, up 46.9 points (23.2%) from February, a new record high, driven by higher sunflower, palm, soy and rapeseed oil prices.…

Government regulations to control pollution coupled with increasing consumer awareness for biodegradable products look set to drive a 50% uptick in the global bio-adhesives market over the next three years. Standing at USD6 billion in 2020, the worldwide bio-adhesives market is forecast to reach USD9.6 billion by 2025 at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 10%, according to a 2021 report from analysts Market and Markets (1). …

Since the Taliban’s takeover last August (2021), Afghanistan’s AML/CFT regime has effectively been put on pause, while the country’s money laundering and terrorist financing risks mount amid international isolation.

The website of Afghanistan’s financial intelligence unit (FIU) is no longer active online.…

Pakistan textile and clothing industry has witnessed many advances and retreats during the last 10 years. With the country operating a less draconian set of lockdowns than neighbouring countries in south Asia, it has leveraged recent investment by increasing clothing and textile exports.…

The international steel sector is working to reduce its climate change impact through closer links to the renewable energy sector, along with steel making innovation and more recycling.  

This industry is responsible for between 7% and 9% of human-generated carbon dioxide, according to the World Steel Institute.…

RUSSIA’S invasion of Ukraine has prompted a major increase in sugar prices, the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. Its FAO Sugar Price Index averaged 117.9 points in March, up 7.4 points (6.7%) from February, and up 20% year-on-year.…

The Covid-19 crisis has not stopped the dynamism of the drinks can market in France – where six billion cans are produced every year, indeed it seems to have strengthened sales. More than two drinks out of 10 – 22.3% – sold in French shops in 2021 were in cans, according to France’s drinks can industry association, La Boîte Boisson.…

Renewable energy systems are growing fast in scale and diversity worldwide. But as with any innovative technology, commercial criminals seek to exploit new online vulnerabilities. Keith Nuthall and Sarah Gibbons report.

Cybercrime attacks on energy systems can be high profile – witness the American Colonial Pipeline energy company ransomware attack, when the company paid out USD4.4 million to hackers.   …