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Bangladesh is exploring offshore wind power as a key solution for a country seeking energy diversification, but whose dense population restricts land availability for renewable power. In July (2023), a USD1.3 billion investment offer in Bangladesh’s wind power energy from Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a leading green infrastructure fund manager, working with offshore wind developer Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has boosted this south Asian country’s renewable energy ambitions (1).…

Russia military attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure may be paving the way for the victim country to build a sustainable decentralised renewable energy-based electricity system.

By striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Russia hopes to destroy the will of the Ukrainian population, who have remained resilient against Russian occupation and attacks against civilian infrastructure.…

Canada’s successful shift towards electric vehicle production is seeing the country’s auto-sector expand from its traditional Ontario base across the country, according to new research. This has been undertaken by non-profits the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing, (which raises public and investor awareness), and Accelerate, an alliance of mining, batteries, fuel cells, R&D, the public sector, Indigenous peoples’ interests, labour, vehicle manufacturing and infrastructure groups.…

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has shelved investigations into two major mining companies on the eve of a new director’s arrival. Current Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Nick Ephgrave takes over at the end of September.

As the term of predecessor Lisa Osofsky expires, the agency (on Aug 23) an announced long running corruption investigations into the Anglo-Australian mining major Rio Tinto Group and Kazakhstan-focused mining Eurasian Natural Resources Corp (ENRC) were being scrapped.…

Business computer and phone users know they should not click on links in emails and texts from unknown senders. But malware developers are increasingly hacking into trusted online apps, inserting malicious code, downloaded by the unwary. Keith Nuthall, Raghavendra Verma and Jens Kastner report on this burgeoning threat.…

Given the complexity of supply chains in the knitwear sector, it is no surprise that there are diverse ways in organising production. A key contrast is between the integrated model, where manufacturing stages are undertaken in house, and the cluster approach, where different units undertake several aspects of manufacturing, such as knitting of panels, embroidery, finishing and final assembly.…

Ethiopia’s Amhara region is engulfed in widespread conflict and with a state of emergency declared by the federal government on August 4 continuing, putting the status of thousands of students is in jeopardy as the unending strife threatens to disrupt the upcoming academic year.…

Since economic liberalisation and globalisation kicked in major economic growth in China since 1990, China’s food and beverage industry has expanded exponentially, boosting the country’s metal packaging industry (1).
London-based market researcher GlobalData (NOTE TO EDITOR – NO SPACE BETWEEN WORDS IN THIS COMPANY NAME) has forecast that China’s market will purchase more than 1 trillion units in 2024, with rigid metal packaging taking a 10.5% volume share of this vast financial cake (2).…

Bangladesh clothing manufacturers have been looking to expand export sales beyond their established markets in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and the UK, seeking new revenue in non-traditional markets such as Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea.

According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh apparel exports for 2022 (calendar year) have sourced 16.1% of revenue from non-traditional markets – USD7.35 billion, out of overall apparel exports of USD45.7 billion.…

The secretary general of the United Nations has called for a significant increase in education spending and investment so that targets in the UN’s sustainable development goal (SDG) for the sector are met. At present, said UN Secretary General António Guterres, in comments for the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) this month (July 10-19) https://hlpf.un.org/2023…