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IF there was a sub-Saharan African country expected to steer a middle course between World Health Organisation (WHO) demands on smoking and protecting a stable and prosperous tobacco industry and market, it would surely be relatively wealthy Botswana – with an average per capital income in 2018 USD7,750.…

Paint and coating manufacturers and retailers in North Africa have been struggling with the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, just as have their counterparts in other regions, however some markets and industries in the region seem better placed to cope with the pandemic’s economic impact than others.…

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Nigeria’s universities have been struggling to work online following the March 20 federal government shutdown of all education institutions to restrict public gatherings and curb the spread of the coronavirus. The shutdown has left campuses deserted as students returned to their various homes.…

While medical teams worldwide seek to free up hospital beds to care for Covid-19 victims, attention is turning to effective wound care for patients to hasten healing following surgery, avoid cross contamination in a hospital and enable proper care at home following direct clinical supervision.…

GERMANY’S strong paint and coatings industry is facing a significant loss in sales because of the global Covid-19 pandemic – Germany expects a fall in economic output of up to 20% in 2020. Industry experts expect that the country’s coatings and paint industry will suffer accordingly.…

FATF has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to work harder in tightening controls against the abuse of its complex jurisdictional set-up by money launderers and terror financiers, pointing to a weak implementation of its largely solid AML/CFT regulations by law enforcement and regulators.…

Derisking through the dismantling of correspondent banking relationships continues to be a problem, according to the latest data, prompting concerns that informal transaction networks may grow, whose AML checks may be less robust than those applied by traditional banks.

The European Union (EU) is concerned, with the European Banking Authority (EBA) in October 2019 issued a report on risks affecting the financial sector, with derisking one of its biggest concerns regarding money laundering.…

The president of Italian food industry association Federalimentare has told of his concern about the medium- to long-term effects of the drop in demand for Made in Italy foods caused by Covid-19 epidemic affecting the country.

Ivano Vacondio said that the current spike in domestic food demand is “atypical and fleeting”, noting that hoarding by Italian consumers has, until now, camouflaged problems that will soon emerge, he said in statements sent to just-food.…

ASIA Pacific Rayon (APR) has broken ground in the Indonesian viscose manufacturing sector by receiving the internationally recognised STeP sustainable textile and leather production certification from the Switzerland-based standards body OEKO–TEX.  APR, a vertically integrated viscose-rayon manufacturer, with a production capacity of 240,000 tonnes-a-year, is hoping to boost sales through the STeP recognition of its modular analysis of chemicals, environmental performance, environmental management, occupational health and safety, social responsibility and quality management.…