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BY MARK ROWE
THERE is clearly something wrong with a law that allows a rare snake from Costa Rica to be sold in a church hall or for a reptile to be kept in a garage on a housing estate. But Britain’s animal welfare laws are, by the common agreement of just about every interested party, out-dated, confusing and, crucially, can actually cause more harm than good to animals.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
IN September 1901 the legendary American tycoon James Buchanan “Buck” Duke entered the office of the Player brothers’ cigarette firm in Nottingham with the unforgettable words: “Hello boys, I’m Duke from New York, come to buy your business.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union Council of Ministers has approved the creation of new import quotas for steel products from the Ukraine, which will last until December 31, this year. Imports into the European Union during this year will be limited to 27,414 tonnes of coils, 104,920 tonnes of heavy plate and 8,465 tonnes of other flat steel products; and for long products, quotas have been set at 3,690 tonnes for beams, 52,720 tonnes for wire rod and 66,427 or other long steel products.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organisation is considering changes to global oil tanker standards, which would insist that each space within the cargo area has permanent access to enable overall and close-up inspections and thickness measurements of ship structures. The reform has been framed because of the Erika disaster.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE PRODUCTION of confectionary ingredients sugar and milk is more subsidised in rich developed countries than almost any other foodstuff, says a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It says that handouts accounted in 2001 for more than half of farm receipts for these commodities amongst its member countries, which include the EU, the US, Norway and Canada.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ORGANISATION for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has unveiled a report illustrating that rich developed countries continue to subsidise their food producers, helping to lock developing country competitors out of their markets. Its paper Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2002 will state that last year, member countries’ public aid to food producers accounted for 31 per cent of farm receipts.…

Keith Nuthall
THE EUROPEAN footwear industry has been encouraged to take advantage of the new Euro 16.2 billion European Union Sixth Framework Programme for research, to develop high added value products and exploit new information technologies in a bid to defend its hard-pressed position on world markets.…

BY MARK ROWE
THE BEST selling international brand, Lucky Strike, launched in 1871, is older than BAT and its eye-catching bull’s eye remains one of the oldest trademarks in the world. It is sold in some 90 countries and is BAT’s premier global brand for the key ASU30 segment of the market, particularly with urban smokers.…

BY MARK ROWE
JIMMI Rembiszewski looks upon the transformation of Dunhill with some pride. “I was told that once a brand is in decline you may as well give up,” said BAT’s marketing director. “We have turned it around without reducing price and it’s enjoying an enormous revival.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation of the World Bank has announced that it is investing US$100 million in Coumbian insurance and finance company the Suramericana Group; the investment is one of the most comprehensive projects ever undertaken by the IFC in Latin America.…