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GLOBAL CLOTHING RETAIL TRENDS SHOW GREAT DIVERSITY AS ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACCELERATES
BY LEE ADENDORFF
For some it was a total disaster, for others a bump in the road, but the recession left no part of the clothing and textile retail sector unscathed. World Trade Organisation (WTO) statistics from 2009 show that while globally important manufacturing jurisdictions such as China and the European Union (EU) suffered 11% and 15% drops respectively in clothing exports, countries such as India, Vietnam and Bangladesh lost just a couple of percentage points and in India’s case, exports remained stable.…
FREEZING OUT AL QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN
BY PAUL COCHRANE
UNDER the United Nations’ Al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctions regime, more than 30 states have frozen at least US dollars USD90 million in assets as of September 2010. But Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other designated terrorist groups in the Middle East and Central Asia continue to receive funding despite the region’s widespread adoption of international regulations on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF).…
USA'S FDA RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF DAIRY, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FROM JAPAN
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States’ Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has restricted the import of dairy, vegetable and fruit products from four northern prefectures of Japan affected by radiation leaks from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. These imports from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma prefectures "will be detained upon entry into the United States," said the FDA, and then tested for contamination – they will then only be released if free from radiation.…
MULTINATIONALS WANT A PIECE OF INDIA'S BISCUIT MARKET
BY MINI PANT ZACHARIAH
INDIA’S USD2.4 billion biscuit market is drawing multinational companies (MNCs) to its shores – growing at 14% annually, it holds much promise, but will MNCs have the smarts to turn this demand into significant profits? (NOTE – FIGURE FROM EUROMONITOR)
Oreo, from US giant Kraft is the most recent overseas arrival to this multi-billion dollar biscuit party.…
STUDENT HUNGER STRIKE ENDS WITH PRISON RELEASE
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
VENEZUELA: Student hunger strike ends with prison release
Pacifica Goddard
Venezuelan student protestors have agreed to end a hunger strike that they had been taking part in for the previous 23 days. Organised by opposition youth group Active Youth, Venezuela United (JAVU), the strike began on January 31, with only nine students but quickly grew until more than 80 people were participating.…
STUDENT HUNGER STRIKE ENDS WITH PRISON RELEASE
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
VENEZUELA: Student hunger strike ends with prison release
Pacifica Goddard
Venezuelan student protestors have agreed to end a hunger strike that they had been taking part in for the previous 23 days. Organised by opposition youth group Active Youth, Venezuela United (JAVU), the strike began on January 31, with only nine students but quickly grew until more than 80 people were participating.…
KOSOVO CESSPOOL OF ORGANISED CRIME IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
BY MARK ROWE
LEAKED NATO documents have indicated that the prime minister and senior officials in Kosovo have close links to organised crime. That presents a daunting challenge to law enforcement officials, but their task is made more problematic by the pervasive nature of corruption in the country.…
UNEP COSTS SWITCH TO SUSTAINABLE GREEN ECONOMY
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has costed shifting the global economy towards a low carbon, resource efficient green economy. It says investments in 2% of global GDP into 10 key sectors, including energy, are required – USD1.3 trillion-a-year – backed "by forward-looking national and international policies…" * http://www.unep.org/GreenEconomy/Portals/93/documents/Full_GER_screen.pdf…
INDIA CLOTHES COMPANIES IN PROTEST STRIKE
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
INDIAN garment manufacturers have staged a two-day strike to protest against a proposed 10% levied excise duty on branded India-made ready-to-wear garments. While justifying the tax in the national budget presented on February 28, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Indian garment industry, "has come of age and has shown handsome growth in recent years" and so could cope with the duty.…
TOUGH NEW YORK RESTRICTIONS LOWER SMOKING RATES, BUT BOOST SMUGGLING
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
Tough New York restrictions lower smoking rates, but boost smuggling
New York City has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the United States, as well as high taxation. The city’s health department says this is encouraging people to quit.…