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BY MARK ROWE

BOTH the oils and fats industry and environmentalists have long been aware of concerns over the oil palm, the prolific shrub that can be converted into palm oil, one of the most versatile fats known to man.

For almost as long, there have been campaigns to improve its cultivation in south-east Asia, which accounts for around 75% of global supply; but concern is now focussing on South America, where cultivation is growing rapidly, placing pressure on the Amazon rainforest and other wildlife-rich habitats in a belt stretching across central Brazil and Ecuador to Colombia’s Caribbean coast.…

BY ALAN OSBORN, EMMA JACKSON, PAUL COCHRANE and JULIAN RYALL

INTRODUCTION

Professionalisation is a key trend in today’s drinks sector, particularly as export markets are growing fast in emerging markets. With brand loyalty up for grabs, it is critical for alcoholic drinks producers especially to maintain and raise quality.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

TALKS between the United States and the European Union (EU) on deepening their ‘open skies’ agreement will focus on the key question of allowing free trans-Atlantic investment within both sides’ aviation sectors. EU ministers have been advised by the European Commission that negotiations in Madrid on February 15-17 made "significant progress" on common "environmental protection, labour, [and] competition rules and reciprocal recognition of regulatory decisions."…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

THE ISLAND Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain has embarked on a US$4.7 billion (Euro 3.45 billion) expansion of its one and only commercial airport, the Bahrain International Airport (BIA), to handle rising passenger traffic and regain its position as an aviation hub in the region.…

BY MIRIAM ELDER

WHILE the government of the Russian Federation has made real efforts to fight money laundering – as documented recently in the Money Laundering Bulletin – the problem remains rampant in this resource-rich country, according to Russian and international experts.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

MOVES have been made to delay a vote by the European Parliament on the European Union’s (EU) agreement with the United States on passenger name record (PNR) data handovers. The parliament’s civil liberties committee is concerned a ‘no’ vote, which would scrap the system, could spark serious restrictions on EU citizens entering the USA.…

BY GAVIN BLAIR

Nestlé has been particularly innovative in the promotion of Kit Kat in Japan, with new and novel flavours being introduced alongside novel marketing campaigns. Just-food’s Gavin Blair spoke to Mr Yuji Takeuchi, Kit Kat brand manager at Nestlé Japan, to discover some of his marketing sophistry.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

INTRODUCTION

There are signs around the world that the textile market is beginning to recover from the global economic crisis, and developing markets will be leading that recovery. Asia is, of course, at the forefront, but many countries in Latin America have also weathered the crisis and have come out in a surprisingly decent position, with their dynamic textile and apparel industries well positioned for future expansion.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has pushed for a quick replacement of the provisional ‘SWIFT’ agreement transferring European Union (EU) banking data to the United States’ Department of The Treasury.

It has proposed it should quickly negotiate a new Terrorist Financing Tracking Programme (TFTP) deal with Washington, following the annulment of an existing provisional agreement by the European Parliament.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE PRESIDENT of the European Commission has indicated he favours a harmonised standard for European Union (EU) airport security that includes the installation of body scanners. José Manuel Barroso was speaking at the European Parliament on March 9, as Commission officials draft a proposed EU security response to the averted Christmas bombing threat over Detroit.…