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BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

GYPSUM producers and users have been key beneficiaries of the slow liberalisation of trade controls between India and Pakistan, Industrial Minerals can report. The Wagah border post linking the Indian state and Pakistani province of Punjab – a region divided in 1947 when Indian and Pakistan became independent, now processes a roaring trade in Pakistani gypsum.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

India’s fast growing personal care products industry – particularly its cosmetics portion – is waking up to the major potential of the country’s rural and semi-urban markets. Major players are targeting these new aspiring consumers with innovative campaigns and targeted products and are set to reap handsome returns.…

BY POORNA RODRIGO AND MUNZA MUSTAQ, IN COLOMBO

Of course the BRICs countries are far from being the only emerging market suppliers for the global apparel sector – and a knot of competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam have long been vying for business.…

BY POORNA RODRIGO

A WAVE of high profile corruption cases and a growing range of commercial crimes have swept the South Asian archipelago of Maldives. Some cases have prompted Interpol red notices while others have run into long-drawn court battles, hurting investor confidence.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

The European Union’s (EU) anti-fraud unit has hailed the breaking of an international conspiracy to export China-made iron and steel tube and pipe fittings via other Asian countries to evade 58.6% EU anti-dumping duties usually levied on these products.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A WORLD Bank assessment has concluded the abolition of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) multi-fibre agreement (MFA) on textile trade quotas failed to deliver wealth to Cambodian and Sri Lankan textile and clothing workers. In fact, by most measures, the analysis concludes the 2005 liberalisation left these employees worse off, especially women.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A RESTRICTIVE open skies agreement has been negotiated between the European Commission and Sri Lanka that incorporates existing bilateral civil aviation agreements struck with individual European Union (EU) member states. The agreement includes deals previously struck by Sri Lanka with Austria, Belgium, Britain, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

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MARKS & SPENCER

Times may still be tough in its home British market, but M&S showed forward-thinking foresight in 2011- on sourcing transparency and the environment: potential key issues for future consumers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD Bank has publicly praised Timor-Leste for being the first Asia-Pacific country to formally comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on disclosing oil and gas revenues. Speaking in the capital Dili, bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati said it allowed the country to "manage its precious oil revenues for…future security and prosperity…"

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BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA

INDIA is known for its rich history of garment making traditions; however, its knitwear manufacturing centres have been facing serious labour shortages of late – leading to the underutilisation of capacity, spiralling costs and even relocation of some factories to more rural areas.…