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BY PACIFICA GODDARD

LAST year in Latin America, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International (PMI), the region’s two dominant companies, battled to maintain profits through declining volumes. Overall, Latin America was profitable for both companies. For BAT, profits were mainly attributable to a strong performance in Brazil, and improved premium brand sales, however volumes sales declined throughout the region.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

IT will come as no surprise to auto companies that generating sales in Japan is a tough task. Facing intense domestic competition, complex and unique regulations, high taxes and a culture that is very different from western models, foreign auto companies often struggle in Japan.…

BY JULIAN RYALL and KARRYN MILLER

RETAINING a competitive advantage in a saturated market is never an easy task but the job becomes even more challenging during a financial slump. East Asia’s most developed countries Japan and South Korea have a strong record in technical innovation and their paint and coatings companies always bear close examination for inventions and good practice.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

AFTER-SALES services maintaining electric and hybrid cars should in future receive better protection from shocks from the 500 volts coursing through their circuits. The UN’s World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations has adopted the first technical standard on electric/hybrid car safety.…

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 KEITH NUTHALL

THE UN World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations has adopted a technical standard guaranteeing electric and hybrid car safety. This will enter European Union law, and probably regulations in Japan, South Korea and other European countries. The standard details protection from high voltage parts; mandates indication displays showing electric engines are on; and brakes preventing movement during recharging.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE

WITH maturing fields, a need for more expansive upstream capabilities, and domestic energy demand spiking year on year, the United Arab Emirates is investing more than US$50 billion (Euro 36.6 billion) on oil and gas projects over the next three years to nearly double output capacity by 2020.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

VIETNAM has worked hard to convince foreign companies they should look past neighbouring China for their knitwear needs. Through an increasing commitment to quality, along with strong government support, Vietnamese knitwear firms are starting to see the fruits of their labour and tags ‘made in Vietnam’ are becoming more common both domestically and abroad.…

BY WANG FANGQING

ONE of the challenges for multinational food companies doing businesses in China is the cultural uniqueness of the world’s most populous country. But well aware of the riches that could be tapped, the international food industry is developing flavours and health traditions that accommodate Chinese tastes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE MULTILATERAL Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank is considering guaranteeing US$260 million investment into a Ghana offshore oil and gas project. It would back Jubilee Ghana MV21 BV, a special-purpose Dutch company owning a floating production storage and offloading facility at the Jubilee Field, 60 kilometres offshore, operated by a subsidiary of Japan’s MODEC Inc.…