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- EU PHARMA LAWS NOW SEARCHABLE ON OFFLINE DATABASE
A NEW offline version of the EudraLex database of European Union (EU) pharmaceutical legislation has been launched. The EudraLex V30 is similar to the existing online EudraLex database, but can be used off-line with an integrated search engine. All documents are in.pdf…
EMA REPORT ADVISES ON ISO GLOBAL SIDE-EFFECTS MONITORING STANDARD
A NEW international standard for the monitoring and reporting of suspected side effects of medicines has been explained by a new European Medicines Agency (EMA) guide. The standard will come into use from July 2016, and explains how such problems should be noted in individual case safety reports (ICSRs).…
EGYPT STRUGGLES TO MEET BURGEONING DOMESTIC ENERGY DEMAND
The Egyptian energy sector is facing numerous challenges in the immediate and long-term, mirroring how the country is struggling to secure political stability. Insufficient power supply is resulting in sporadic power cuts in the major cities, driving up sales of private generators.…
COSMETICS INDUSTRY IN THE GULF REGION BOOMING DESPITE POLITICAL STRIFE
TOILETRIES sales in the Arab Gulf countries remain robust, an oasis of economic and political stability in a turbulent Middle East. Elsewhere in the region, the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and the rise of the Islamic State, has seen toiletries sales plummet.…
JAPAN CHEWING GUM SALES FALL AS CONSUMERS GET PICKY
Japan’s confectionery manufacturers have a reputation for being creative when it comes to new product lines, and when it comes to bubble gum and chewing gums, companies will need all the innovation they can manage. Domestic sales in the segment have been falling sharply.…
INDIAN AIRPORTS PUSH AHEAD WITH SOLAR POWER PROJECTS, DESPITE POTENTIAL LOSS OF SUBSIDIES
Projects are underway in India to install captive solar photovoltaic power systems in the country’s airports, exploiting innovative funding models and long term power purchase agreements. However, the country’s grid power operators are refusing to purchase any excess power.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is owned by the Indian government, plans to generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electric power from solar plants at 30 airports by the end of 2015.…
ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP – HONG KONG ANNOUNCES MAJOR TAX CUT
THE HONG Kong government has proposed a 75% reduction of profits tax, salaries tax and tax under personal assessment for the 2014-15 assessment year, up to Hong Kong dollars HKD20,000 (USD2,578) per case. Announced in the government’s budget, the tax cut will cost HKD17.7 billion (USD2.2 billion), benefitting about 1.95 million taxpayers.…
EUROPE STUTTERS TOWARDS LIMITED SHALE GAS PRODUCTION
As they looks at the rewards of shale gas production seen over recent years in the US, European producers are edging closer to commercial shale gas production. However, it faces a wide range of challenges, and the debate within Europe over shale gas is intensifying.…
COMPREHENSIVE PRO-DIVERSITY POLICIES ARE NEEDED TO PROMOTE FEMALE CAREERS IN GULF BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT
COMPREHENSIVE pro-diversity company policies are needed to encourage women in business, participants of the January 21 fourth Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Middle East ‘Women in Finance’ roundtable heard at the Al Murooj Rotana hotel in Dubai. The event was attended by more than 30 female financial executives.…
TERRORIST FINANCING IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
Iraq and Syria are major hot spots in the fight against terrorism financing. Numerous militant Islamist groups are in operation, most notably the Islamic State (IS), with revenues derived from multiple sources, including extortion, seizures of grain, sales of oil, private donations and charities.…