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Data centres face multiple regulatory pressures

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INTERNATIONAL

Outsourced data centres, including the massive ones that support public and private cloud and edge computing services, are now critical to nearly every business, educational…

E-waste endangers developing nations' catch-up growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…

Expanding East African tax base will face resistance

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EAST AFRICA

Member states' national budgets include plans to increase taxation of the informal economy. Governments have several reasons for broadening tax bases: budget deficits, increasing…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.

‘Right to repair’ schemes will boost sustainability

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INTERNATIONAL

Extending product life through legislative means will stem the flow of new products and bolster ‘circular economy’ initiatives, whereby materials are diverted from landfill and…

FTX collapse boosts case for EU crypto regulation

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EU

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the first comprehensive set of regulations, aims to reduce the risk of an FTX-type collapse. The final vote is due during the plenary…

Auto industry may face fines from US regulator

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UNITED STATES

This comes at the end of a rash of recalls; 2014 saw more recalls involving models of cars at least five years old, affecting more than 60 million vehicles. This calls into…