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THE UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) may hold an enviable portion of the world’s oil and gas reserves, at 4% and 3.5% respectively. But this has not stopped the country diversifying its long-term energy sources through developing nuclear power. With generation imminent, nuclear energy regulators and companies are watching closely how this rare event – a country embarking on a new civilian nuclear programme – rolls out.…

RUSSIAN law-enforcement agencies have said they will conduct a detailed investigation into criminal allegations against Cherkizovo, Russia’s leading pork and poultry producer.

The management of the company is suspected of using illegal offshore financial schemes for paying dividends and lowering taxes, according to a spokesman of the Russian interior ministry has recently said.…

Airports within the 11 Russian host cities of the 2018 World Cup are in the final stages of major reconstruction programmes helping them serve this major international sporting event.

Moscow’s three airports – Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo – will be the main ports of entry into Russia for the tournament.…

A MAJOR international anti-counterfeiting action ‘Operation Renegade’ did not just seize more than 70,000 counterfeit auto spare parts, oil and air filters, grills, and fuel pumps, and nearly 600 cylinders of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants, it yielded valuable anti-smuggling and counterfeiting information.…

CONFECTIONARY manufacturers in India are having to grapple with their products and ingredients attracting a wide range of tax rates under the country’s new goods and services tax (GST), which started to be levied from July 1.

India’s GST Council, a body representing the central and state governments, has been deciding which goods will be covered by the zero, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tax rates allowed under India’s GST legislation. …

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and China have struck a geographical indications deal preventing the names of 100 traditional food and drink items from either jurisdiction being used by manufacturers based outside their historic production regions or following standardised production techniques. Without complaints from manufacturers, the agreement will be formalised later this year.…

Russian scientists have developed a diagnostic drug that may prevent anthrax outbreaks in livestock by identifying which animals need to be re-vaccinated against the disease. The medicine has been developed because of concerns over statistics gathered by the Russian ministry of agriculture indicating that despite the mandatory vaccination of livestock in the country against anthrax, about 30% of these animals remain susceptible.…

THE RUSSIAN meat industry has reported that its profitability rose by 2.2 times between 2013 and 2016, actually benefitting from the tit-for-tat sanctions imposed by Russia and its western trading partners, according to the Russian ministry of agriculture.

In a report released on August 11, the ministry said state support for Russia’s meat industry increased following the imposition of sanctions.…

THE GLOBAL increase in commodity prices for beef and veal has dampened demand in Russia for imports of these meat products. The country’s agriculture ministry has said imports fell 18.6% this January-May compared to the same period in 2016, That was mainly due to a rise in import prices, which since the beginning of the current year have grown by almost 25%, said ministry officials.…

Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia’s largest in terms of traffic, will invest up to Russian Roubles RUB147.1 billion (USD2.5 billion) expanding its capacity from its current 35 million to 80 million passengers per year by 2026, according to a new development plan.…