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JAPANESE INVESTMENTS AND MACHINERY SALES FITTING VIETNAM UP FOR TEXTILE RULE OF ORIGINS COMPLIANCE
Japanese engagement in Vietnam’s textile and garment sectors continues to strengthen discernibly, as the southeast Asian manufacturing centre is set to become a global clothing exporting powerhouse under the newly concluded free trade agreements. These include the Vietnam-European Union free trade deal (EVFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which will give Vietnamese exporters better access to American markets.…
BRAZIL TEXTILE SECTOR MUST INVEST AND INNOVATE TO EXPORT AND SURVIVE – ABIT CONFERENCE TOLD
BRAZIL’S textile sector needs to look to boost exports by producing quality products to survive the current recession, a major industry conference has been told. Brazilian textile and yarns makers must invest, innovate and globalise if they want to ride out the recession, said the majority of speakers addressing the International ABIT Congress, organised by the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association (ABIT – Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção), staged in São Paulo on June 1 and 2.…
CHINA UPSET OVER USA WTO DISPUTE ACTION OVER CHINESE BROILER PRODUCT IMPORT DUTIES
THE CHINESE government is upset that the USA has demanded that a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes panel probes whether it has complied with an earlier 2013 order to reform China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties on American broiler chicken product exports.…
UK BREXIT VOTE SPARKS REGULATORY AND MARKET ACCESS UNCERTAINTY FOR NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
THE UK’s vote last Thursday (June 23) to quit the European Union (EU) creates deep uncertainty over the shape of future nuclear industry regulations in Britain. The same applies to EU market access for British nuclear fuel and component companies or exporters from the rest of the EU wanting to target British nuclear operators.…
YAKULT PLOTS EXPANSION IN MYANMAR AND UAE
JAPAN’S probiotic product specialist Yakult Honsha Co Ltd has told just-food that it plans to launch a production facility by 2017 on the outskirts of Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon.
The company has already set up a subsidiary to operate Myanmar work (in 2015), where it wants to tap into growing local demand for dairy products.…
JAPAN HELPS ANGOLA RESTORE TEXTILE SECTOR AS AFRICANS SEEK TO DIVERSIFY ECONOMY
Japanese international trading house Marubeni Corp has teamed up with clothing and textile management consultants Werner International, of the USA, in rehabilitating a textiles factory in Angola to produce denim and knitwear products. The move is part of a long term plan by the Angolan government to restore its clothing and textile sector, which was severely damaged by the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 2002.…
TAX OFFICIALS LAY TECHNICAL GROUNDWORK FOR REALISING GRAND BEPS AND COUNTRY REPORTING SCHEMES
THE PRINCIPLES of preventing multinationals shifting profits to low tax jurisdictions and hiding revenues through opaque and complex company structures have been welcomed, and have grabbed big headlines.
But the ability of tax administrations to achieve these goals, in cooperation with accountants and auditors, will depend on detailed and transparent reporting systems, that enable tax offices to swap reports on multiple revenue flows that cross national borders.…
EU TIGHTENS ANTI-TERROR FINANCE CONTROLS ON A BROAD FRONT
THE EUROPEAN Parliament is calling on the European Union (EU) to set up a watchdog to oversee transactions with virtual currencies such as Bitcoin to prevent their use to fund terrorism. The call, in a May 26 resolution, comes as the bloc goes all out to close off funding sources for terrorists, notably Islamic State (IS), following the Paris and Brussels terror attacks:
*A draft EU directive on combating terrorism – currently on the negotiating table – would make it a crime across the EU to fund terrorism directly or indirectly, including paying for fighters to travel;
*A November 2015 decision at the EU Council of Ministers for justice and home affairs ordered the establishment of a European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) at Europol on January 1, to be “an enhanced central information hub” where member states car share information for operational coordination.…
NORTH AMERICAN NONWOVENS SECTOR LEAPS AHEAD IN SALES AND PRODUCTION
In 2015, North America’s manufacturing capacity for nonwovens (regarding the United States, Canada and Mexico) grew from 2014 by 2.4% to reach about 2.77 million tonnes, according to a spokesperson for the US-based Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA). The United States dominates supplies in the region, making up 91% of capacity.…
INDONESIA’S BODY CARE SECTOR GROWS ON THE BACK GROWING POPULATION AND SURGING INCOME
INDONESIAN consumers are becoming increasingly brand-savvy as their incomes surge, driving up the country’s body care product market. As of 2015, this retail segment generated USD169.41 million in sales, and is expected to reach USD245.09 million by 2020, according to Ghina Romani, a researcher with the London-based market intelligence company Canadean.…