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SOMALIA FACES GLUT OF MEDICINE GRADUATES – UNBALANCING PROFESSIONAL LABIUR MARKET



Pressure to secure well-paying jobs, along with emotional pressure from peers and parents, is pushing Somali students to undertake medical science courses when possible and forgo opportunities to study for teaching and vocational careers.

According to a 2020 Country Graduate Survey by the Iftiin Foundation, a development and education-focused Somalia-based NGO, the number of education and arts graduates in the country is far too low.…

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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE SHATTERS SUPPLY CHAINS IN LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRIES



The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused major disruption to the textile sector in the region and beyond, with Ukraine manufacturers suffering from being within a war zone, and Russia textile companies suffering from the major sanctions imposed by European, north American and some Asian governments.…

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CERTIFICATION AND LIABILITY CHALLENGES OF SMART TEXTILES – DEEP DIVE



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Regulation, certification and liability have long been critical issues managed by textile executives, with consumer protection, industrial standardisation and chemical environmental health rules posing significant challenges to any professional fabric company. However, the advent of smart textiles has made such regulatory and legal considerations more complex, because of their integration of electronics and internet communications, which can bring such products under additional health and safety rules, along with privacy and cyber-crime statutes.…

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RISING DEMAND FOR HALAL SPAS IS CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALITY SERVICE PROVIDERS



Innovative Muslim entrepreneurs are developing the concept of halal spas, which is becoming a real option for Muslims alongside the more well-known Scandinavian, Balinese and Thai versions of these health, beauty and relaxation facilities, which are not always suitable for Muslim men and women.…

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HALAL SECTOR EXPLORES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS



The Covid-19 pandemic and latterly the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked an increase in cybercrime and fraud, and the halal sector – reliant on compliance with detailed production and sales standards – is a soft target for commercial criminals.

This fact is compounded by the proliferation of halal certificates as the sector expands worldwide.…

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WILL MALDIVES DEVELOP OFFSHORE ISLAMIC FINANCE SECTOR FROM GROWTH IN LOCAL SERVICES?



The Indian Ocean archipelago Maldives is developing an Islamic finance sector, although it may need to strengthen legislation and local turnover to attract enough international players to develop an offshore hub. The government established in 2016 the state-owned Maldives Centre for Islamic Finance Ltd (MCIF) charged with developing the country’s capacity to be a “hub for Islamic finance”, primarily in south Asia.…

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MUSLIM COUNTRIES MAINTAIN AWKWARD NEUTRALITY OVER RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE



Many Muslim countries, their governments and businesses, have adopted an uneasy neutrality towards Russia, as it continues its invasion of Ukraine.

Malaysia is a case in point – its close relations with European, north American and Asian countries (such as Japan and South Korea) means it will not want to breach their sanctions on Russia.…

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RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE MAKES EMERGING ML RISK LESS PREDICTABLE



The invasion of Ukraine by Russia risks undermining AML/CFT, said FATF in its post-plenary communiqué issued in March. (1) But how this unprovoked military action will disrupt the policing and detection of dirty money remains to be seen, noted Carol Van Cleef, chair of the blockchain and digital assets practice, at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Washington DC.…

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UNDERCOVER AML AND CLOSER POLICE/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CAN DISRUPT ML, SAY EXPERTS



 

To go after the money launderers, should law enforcement efforts be more oriented towards intervention in laundering networks to disrupt the movement and hiding of dirty money? Many AML specialists say yes – absolutely.

There is so much money to target.…

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EU IMPOSES FOURTH ROUND OF SANCTIONS AGAINST INVADING RUSSIANS



The European Union (EU) has launched potentially crippling sanctions against Russia’s iron and steel industry, banning imports to the EU. It bought 753,958 tonnes of Russian pig iron and 1.4 million tonnes of Russian steel slab in 2020. The move is part of a fourth wave of sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU Council of Ministers over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which by March 15 had killed at least 636 civilians, said the UN.…

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