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SPANISH COSMETICS SECTOR PULLS PUT OF LONG RECESSION



MIRRORING how Spain is crawling out of its long recession, the country’s personal care product market is recovering. UK-based market researchers Euromonitor released a report last month concluding: “After years of decline in value terms, beauty and personal care finally saw a positive performance in Spain in 2015.”…

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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT COMPANIES EMPLOY CLARITY AND ORIGINAL ART WORK TO MAXIMISE DESIGN DIFFERENTIATION



COSMETICS and personal care product labelling and decoration continues to play a key role in differentiating brands on the shelf and creating an experience for the consumer. While many companies are moving towards more simple, clean looks, other higher-end brands still prefer eye-catching, metallic designs.…

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REGULATION CURBS MORTGAGE APPRAISAL FRAUD IN US AND UK



Tough regulation and a willingness for law enforcement authorities to crack down hard on fraudsters seems to be doing its job of curbing mortgage appraisal fraud in both the United States and the United Kingdom as the number of cases is falling.…

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USTR AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDER BREXIT IMPACT ON TTIP TALKS



THE EUROPEAN Commission’s trade directorate general and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office have said that they will be assessing the impact of Britain’s anticipated exit from the European Union (EU) on the planned EU-US Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).…

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USTR AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDER BREXIT IMPACT ON TTIP TALKS



THE EUROPEAN Commission’s trade directorate general and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office have said that they will be assessing the impact of Britain’s anticipated exit from the European Union (EU) on the planned EU-US Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).…

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BY LEE AUSTRALIA PLOTS TIGHTER RULES ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERROR FINANCE



A SWEEPING review of Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, published in April 2016, has made more than 80 recommendations to tighten and extend the scope of this key piece of legislation. Among these are proposals to streamline due diligence obligations on the part of reporting entities while reinforcing auditing procedures, increasing the scope of the legislation to cover more professional categories and types of transactions and increasing surveillance particularly in the remittance sector.…

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PAKISTAN CUTS DUTY FOR KEY MEAT INDUSTRY INPUTS



THE PAKISTAN government has reduced customs duties on importing machinery used in the livestock and meat industry from 5% to 2% to encourage investment and development in the livestock and meat industry.

Incubators, brooders and animal feedstuffs machinery are among the imports that will see duties reduced in this way.…

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NEW LAW MAY DRIVE GROWTH IN PHILIPPINE HALAL MEAT EXPORTS



Outgoing Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a consolidated measure on halal exports, which may help his country’s meat exporters grow more competitive in the Middle East, as well as in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Currently, most of the Philippines’ meat exports are processed meats, including corned beef and hot dog, while chilled chicken yakitori nuggets and Peking duck are also shipped to overseas markets.…

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MYANMAR’S MEAT MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF GROWTH



THE INFLUX of foreign tourists and investment to once-isolated Myanmar has resulted in an increasing demand for meat, while a limited manufacturing base is presenting new opportunities for international suppliers.

Almost 90% of Myanmar’s population are Buddhist and almost a third live below the poverty line; factors which have historically kept meat consumption levels low.…

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DEFENCE THINK TANK SAYS COUNTER PROLIFERATION FINANCE POLICIES ARE WEAK AND UNEVEN



A SENIOR UK-based defence and security think tank has called on governments, financial institutions and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to take fresh action to stop money being moved to finance illicit nuclear weapon programmes.

A paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has called on governments to start imposing tougher and more comprehensive actions against financial flows that could help build nuclear weapons.…

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