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World Plastics Council Elects New Chairman; Lyondellbasell Executive James Seward Succeeds Sabic’s Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh

PlasticsEurope

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/DUBAI (January 22, 2018) – Following a meeting of the World Plastics Council’s (WPC) Executive Committee in Dubai, Mr. Abulrahman Al-Fageeh (SABIC) announced that Mr. James (Jim) Seward (LyondellBasell) had been elected to succeed him as the next Chairman of the WPC.    

EU's credibility in the fight against tax evasion in question if blacklist of tax havens is butchered; says S&D

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Brussels, 22 January 2018

S&D Euro MPs have warned that the EU will lose credibility if European finance ministers decide to remove half of the non-cooperative jurisdictions tomorrow, just one month after drawing up a blacklist of tax havens.

Center for Global Development

Statement on Turkish Bombardment in Northern Syria

European Left

Concerning the invasion of northern Iraq by Turkish troops, Gregor Gysi, President of the European Left, declares:

 

The attack on Kurdish areas in Syria announced for days by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, began with the bombardment of Afrîn in northern Syria.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.

MPOC Leading Fightback Against EU Palm Oil Ban

Malaysian Palm Oil Council - MPOC

Malaysian Palm Oil Council secures support from EU politicians; Energises new campaign in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor, Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), outlines how the industry has responded quickly and effectively to the EU’s planned ban on Palm Oil biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

Malaysian Palm Oil Council - MPOC

We need flexibility around VAT rate setting, to take into account lower revenues in periods of recession, and to benefit small businesses, says ACCA

ACCA

The global accountancy body commends the European Commission’s work on VAT rates, acknowledging the sensitivity of the issue.

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) acknowledges the publication of the Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax, and commends the work of the European Commission in this difficult and complex area.

Global economic confidence remains high at year end, finds Global Economic Conditions Survey

ACCA

Global economic confidence remained relatively high at the end of 2017 despite a slight dip from the previous quarter, with an improved economic outlook in the US and South Asia off-setting a more cautious mood in China.

According to the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS), produced by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants), economic confidence remains high relative to the last couple of years and should continue into 2018.

Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Head of Business Insights at ACCA says,

Marrakesh treaty will help bring new works to blind and visually impaired people

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Strasbourg, 18 January 2018

The European Parliament today backed the signing of the Marrakesh treaty that will help improve the availability and cross-border exchange of published works for blind and visually impaired people.

S&D Group spokesperson for the treaty, Jytte Guteland said:

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