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UK-GERMANY NEUCONNECT INTERCONNECTOR COULD PROVIDE MODEL FOR CHEAP CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
The investment to build the interconnector will amount to EUR2.8 billion, with the EIB set to contribute up to EUR400 million for the financing construction of the section within the European Union (EU). Other financiers include the UK Infrastructure Bank, which will focus on the stretch within UK maritime and land territory, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).…
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS KILLINGS OF STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS WORLDWIDE OVER FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE
Universities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Madagascar, Nigeria and Yemen have been highlighted as institutions where academics or students were killed because of their beliefs or activism in the past academic year, though a report from campaign group Scholars at Risk (SAR).…
HONG KONG STRENGTHENS AML LAWS, ALTHOUGH POTENTIAL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE AND UBO WEAKNESSES CAUSE CONCERN
The new National Security Law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong last June (2020) (1) has added a new dimension to money laundering requirements in the special administrative region (SAR), as banks and other institutions now find themselves required to flag cash movements by figures deemed as ‘secessionist’ under the new law.…
CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR PUSHES AHEAD WITH SUSTAINABLE FUEL GROWTH
In 2019, before Covid-19 knocked the industry off a seemingly unstoppable growth trajectory, 95 billion gallons of fuel was burned by commercial airlines worldwide said statistical service Statista.
Speaking to Petroleum Review, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) deputy director for environmental protection Jane Hupe said analysis undertaken by the UN agency found “that, by 2050, it would be physically possible to meet 100 percent of international aviation jet fuel demand with sustainable aviation fuels, corresponding to a 63 percent reduction in emissions.”…
TUNISIA’S TEXTILE SECTOR SHRUGS OFF COUNTRY’S POLITICAL TURMOIL AND TARGETS GROWTH
The leaders of Tunisian textile industry argue that their independent development plans will help them weather Tunisia’s ongoing political storms, staying on track in growing export and internal markets.
When President Kais Saied announced froze parliament and sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on July 25 (2021), there were initially scenes of jubilation, but these have morphed into fears about instability and uncertainty as he gathered power into his hands to rule by presidential decree.…
HALAL AND NON-HALAL EXPERTS WORK TO TREAT ANIMALS HUMANELY – BUT LIVESTOCK CONSCIOUSNESS AT KILLING REMAINS A CONCERN
Halal experts and animal welfare activists around the world are seeking common ground on how to keep and slaughter animals in the most humane ways possible. Halal certification systems that forbid pre-slaughter stunning as haram is becoming an increasingly acute issue for countries with strong animal welfare culture traditions and growing Muslim populations.…
FINCEN’S HIGHLIGHTS RED FLAGS OF RANSOMWARE PAYMENTS
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has highlighted “financial red flag indicators” that financial institutions should use to detect companies falling victim to ransomware, which they might use to generate suspicious activity reports (SARs). Its November 8 advisory (1) follows an increase in ransomware attacks against critical US infrastructure.…
PERSONALITY TRAITS CAN INDICATE A PREDILECTION FOR FRAUD SAY EXPERTS
Are people with specific personality traits more prone to commit frauds than others? Psychological researchers and experienced anti-fraud professionals agree that this is indeed the case.
A study into the motivation of cyber-fraudster, written by a researcher at Perdue University, Indiana, USA, last year (2020) concluded that individuals with higher levels of narcissism had “higher capabilities to commit online fraud”.…
NEW REGULATION FORCES UNIVERSITIES TO GET RID OF GRADUATE TEACHERS
Higher education institutions in Mozambique are now under legal pressure to replace lecturers who only have bachelors’ degrees with those who have masters and PhD qualifications. A law, the ‘Regulamento de licenciamento e funcionamento das Instituições só Ensino Superior decree 46/2018’, has been formally enforced since August (2021) a Mozambique government official told UWN.…
SOUTH AFRICA RESPONDS TO FATF CALL TO ACTION, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT REBUILT UNDER PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
South Africa has a lot to do to improve its regulatory oversight and more effectively tackle money laundering, which its FIU, the Financial Intelligence Centre, readily admits, as the country addresses shortcomings highlighted in its latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation report (MER).…