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TURKEY HAS HIGH AMBITIONS TO GROW LARGE OILS AND FATS SECTOR
BY PAUL COCHRANE
TURKEY is the fifth largest importer of oils and oilseeds in the world, with demand being driven by its burgeoning economy, sizable food export industry, and a population of 74.8 million people. But while its demand for vegetable oils is outstripping local production, in olive oil production the country has set its sights on rising up the global rankings from its current fifth place to become the second largest producer.…
SCOTLAND SEEKS TO BECOME A KEY EUROPEAN PLAYER IN GREEN ENERGY
BY ROBERT STOKES
NATIONALISM and the energy industry have made uneasy bedfellows throughout history, yet Scotland is attracting substantial international investment in renewables despite having, since May and for the first time, a majority government committed to winning independence from the UK.…
DIRTY MONEY FLOWS EAST AS WEST TIGHTENS ITS AML SYSTEMS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE WESTERN financial system is undergoing profound change, of weakened trust in the sector, heightened tax regulations, pressure to curb banking secrecy and tougher regulatory compliance. As a result, the owners of legal and extra-legal capital who are looking for a safe haven for their money are starting to consider destinations outside the established offshore jurisdictions – the less regulated financial centres of the Middle East and Asia.…
SAUDI ARABIA LOOKS WORLDWIDE FOR NUCLEAR COLLABORATORS
BY PAUL COCHRANE
SAUDI Arabia’s failure to secure a wide-ranging atomic energy treaty with the USA, continues to push the oil-rich country into the arms of other nuclear suiters, experts on the kingdom have told World Nuclear News. The Saudis plan is to invest USD112 billion over the next 20 years to build 16 nuclear power plants (NPPs) to offset rising domestic energy demand and retain its position as a leading hydrocarbons exporter.…
THE GULF MARKET'S APPETITE FOR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS CONTINUTES TO GROW
BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE MULTI-billion dollar beauty market in the Middle East’s Gulf countries is back on an upward trend, thanks to renewed economic growth as this rich region, with avid consumers start spending again. Demand for cosmetics and personal care products are being driven by high disposable incomes, new sales channels and a growing lifestyle trend among both men and women in terms of plastic surgery, personal fitness and body care.…
JOINING THE EU - DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO NURSING ETHICS AND STANDARDS?
BY E BLAKE BERRY and MARK ROWE
NURSES working in Britain, and western Europe like to think their professional standards are high. And largely this is true. But what of nurses working in eastern Europe? With most countries in the region in the European Union (EU), it had been hoped EU nursing training and practice rules would raise professional standards.…
STABLE POOR STATES HAVE ABILITY TO PASS LAWS AND CREATE FIU'S, BUT STRUGGLE WITH IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS
BY MARIANNE BROWN
STABLE large developing countries have obvious advantages over small states and those facing civil conflict, in terms of creating effective anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) systems. But given many are today in the throes of rapid economic growth and transformation into consumer societies, their governments have a lot of priorities to juggle, and keeping close tabs on dirty money might not be one of them.…
UNEP SAYS NIGERIAN OIL CLEAN-UP COULD BE TOUGHEST EVER
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is claiming restoring Nigeria’s Ogoniland oil region to ecological health could be the world’s most wide-ranging and long-term oil clean-up. A Shell-funded UNEP assessment says cleansing contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and other ecosystems could take 25 to 30 years, costing USD1 billion for the first five years.…
ZIMBABWE TOBACCO OUTPUT BOUNCES BACK AFTER A DECADE OF DECLINE; BUT CAN GROWTH BE SUSTAINED?
BY CLEMENCE MANYUKWE
Zimbabwe tobacco output is bouncing back after a decade of decline; but can the country sustain growth in the industry?
After nearly ten years of plummeting production due to controversial agrarian reforms by Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, the African country’s tobacco output has finally surpassed the 100 million-kilogram mark for the second year running.…
INTERNATIONAL CONFECTIONERY NEWS ROUND-UP - EFSA COMPLETES HEALTH CLAIM ASSESSMENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is staging a re-evaluation of the sweetener aspartame after it agreed to bring forward from 2020 a scheduled inquiry, despite recent scientific assessments failing to reveal fresh concerns about the sweetener.
Indeed, EFSA reviewed the latest studies on aspartame only in April, but accepted a European Commission request for a new study.…