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EIB FUNDS EXPANSION OF ICELAND’S HUB AS COUNTRY’S TOURIST BOOM CONTINUES
ICELAND airport operator Isavia has borrowed Icelandic Krona ISK12.5 billion (EUR100 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help finance renovations and capacity improvements at the country’s Keflavik International Airport. With the country experiencing a tourism boom, the airport processed 8.7 million passengers in 2017, up 28.3% on 2016, and is projected to receive nearly 10.5 million travellers in 2018.…
BANGALORE AIRPORT DEVELOPS MAJOR EXPANSION AND TECH INSTALLATION PLANS
INDIA’S information technology hub of Bengaluru (Bangalore) is equipping its Kempegowda International Airport with a new biometric-based passenger authentication system while undertaking a major expansion with a new terminal and a second runway.
The security check will utilise India’s nationwide unique ID ‘Aadhaar’ database, which has collected finger prints and iris scans from almost all the country’s adult population – more than 1 billion people, and which already authenticates bank accounts and telephone subscribers.…
BRASILIA UNHAPPY AS EUROPEAN COMMISSION DRAFTS BAN ON EU MEAT EXPORTS FROM BRAZIL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed stopping 20 Brazilian companies exporting meat products into the European Union (EU), following a unanimous vote at the April 18-19 European Commission special committee of member state experts on plants, animals, food and feed.
A Commission spokesperson told GlobalMeatNews the measure delisting companies from those allowed to export poultry meat “relates to deficiencies detected in the Brazilian official control system”.…
HARD IRISH BORDER THREATENS TO DISRUPT DAIRY SUPPLY CHAINS
Dairy product manufacturers on both sides of the Irish border are becoming increasingly concerned about possible changes border arrangements between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which could interrupt ingredients supplies, once the UK leaves the European Union (EU).
According to Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), the body that represents the interests of the Republic of Ireland’s primary and secondary dairy processors, replacing the existing open border with a hard border after a planned Brexit transitional period to December 2020 could sever supply chains for some highly popular dairy-based exports: this could include Irish cream liqueur and Irish cheddar.…
CHINA’S TEXTILE MACHINERY-MAKERS FORECAST TO COPE WELL WITH US’ NEWLY-PROPOSED PUNITIVE DUTIES
Industrial analysts in China believe that the country’s growing textile machinery industry will be able to cope with punitive duties that have been propose by the USA over its complaints about alleged intellectual property thefts.
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has listed 1,300 tariff lines of China-made exports that could be hit with 25% duties, including numerous textile machinery-related items, such as knitting, weaving and spinning machines and finishing equipment, plus parts.…
PROPOSED NEW SE ASIAN TRADE DEAL SHOULD BOOST TEXTILE SECTOR – BUT IMPACT WILL BE UNEVEN, SAY EXPERTS
EXPERTS have expressed mixed reactions on how a proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), now years in the making, could help revive the garment and textile sector in South East Asia.
The 16-member bloc that includes the 10 ASEAN member countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) and six other countries – Australia New Zealand, China, India, Japan and South Korea – have been negotiating the deal since November 2012.…
INNOVATION SHOWCASES THE KEY AS COSMOPROF KEEPS EXPANDING
THE ORGANISERS of Italy’s premier beauty trade fair, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, are claiming a record number of visitors and international buyers attending this year’s 51st edition of the event from March 15-19. Exceeding the 250,000 visitors from last year’s Cosmoprof, attending foreign buyers, distributors and retail representatives grew 11% in 2018, year-on-year.…
MARITIME CYBER ATTACKS POSE MAJOR RISKS
THE MARITIME industry has been slow to acknowledge the threat posed to it by cyber attacks but the increasing connectivity of technologies across all layers of the supply chain create a tempting target for hackers. Sarah Gibbons reports.
WITH increasing levels of connectivity across global supply chains, the maritime industry faces a significant risk of cyber-attacks.…
SOUTH KOREA’S COSMETICS WEATHERING POLITICAL HEADWINDS WITH MORE PERSONALISATION AND MULTI-STEP ROUTINES
THE SOUTH Korean cosmetics market, currently evaluated by Frost & Sullivan at USD12.4 billion and growing at 7% year-on-year, is leaving behind the negative effects of a de facto boycott by Chinese tourists. The travel freeze, sparked by Seoul’s decision to install a US-made anti-missile system to protect itself from North Korea, has been in place since early 2017.…
BRAZILIAN AND ARGENTINIAN TEXTILE TRADE STEADY DESPITE HIGH COSTS
TRADE in clothing and textiles between Brazil and Argentina has been growing, as manufacturers in these neighbouring South America countries rein in their comparatively high costs, according to international trade data. Brazilian textile and apparel exports to Argentina rose 4.9% to USD251 million in 2017 from USD239 million in 2016, while Brazil’s imports from its southern neighbour shot up 22.6% to USD86.9 million from USD70.9 million over the same period. …