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BY MARK ROWE

CONCERNS over the way in which soybean production takes place have led to calls for the Brazilian government to dramatically escalate its efforts to clean up the industry. Groups campaigning for a socially and environmentally responsible approach to soy production have called on the Brazilian government to speed up the process of providing satellite images that can map the scale of soy-related deforestation, and regulate the ownership of land earmarked for soy production.…

BY MONICA DOBIE

THE NUMBER of West Nile virus cases in the United States may reach epidemic proportions this year according to US government researchers after health authorities reported four times more cases than last year.
Then, there were 4,269 cases in the US.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE
SLATED European Union (EU) free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will dramatically boost commercial activity in the leather industry if the agreements are passed, claims a study by Copenhagen Economics for the European Commission.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
PREFERENTIAL access to USA clothing markets has been granted to South Korea manufacturers under a new free trade deal agreed between Washington and Seoul. American clothing and textile manufacturers will watch for any surge in South Korean exports, so they can invoke a special safeguard, allowing tariffs to protect US production if imports of particular lines proliferate.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has signed another fishing access deal with a weak African state – this time with west Africa’s Guinea Bissau, which has recently been criticised for being a staging point for Europe-bound illegal narcotics from south America.…

BY MARK ROWE, in Stockholm

Interview with Anna Laestadius, Director Global Brand, Absolut Vodka.

*How would you describe the market for Absolut at the moment?

Absolut grew by seven per cent worldwide in 2006, from what we viewed as an already strong position, to a total volume of 89 million litres (2005, 83 million litres).…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

SLATED European Union (EU) free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will dramatically boost commercial activity in the leather industry if the agreements are passed, claims a study by Copenhagen Economics for the European Commission.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut

WITH demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) surging across the globe, the Persian Gulf is at the epicentre of LNG developments due to its vast gas resources. But the rapid expansion of the sector is not without complications.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has signed another fishing access deal with a weak African state – this time with west Africa’s Guinea Bissau, which has recently been criticised for being a staging point for Europe-bound illegal narcotics from south America.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

SLATED European Union (EU) free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea, India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries would dramatically boost commercial activity in the clothing, textile and apparel sectors if the agreements are passed, European Commission analysis says.…