Ogier cross-jurisdictional teams advise on fruit giant takeover bid
Ogier has advised Sumitomo Corp on the BVI and Cayman law aspects of its recommended offer for Fyffes. The offer values Fyffes at €751m. The takeover offer is still subject to approval by Fyffes shareholders. However, Sumitomo Corp has received…
Common reporting standard: Implementation in Asia
From DMS The Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) is an internationally agreed standard for automatic exchange of financial account information (“AEOI”) on financial account information, endorsed by the OECD and the Global Forum for Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax…
Queen bee syndrome, dethroned
By Alice Gomstyn From The Financialist When it comes to professional advancement, women can be their own worst enemy, right? That’s pretty much an accepted fact at this point. But is it true? For years, feminists and workplace diversity proponents…
Water crises – here’s why
Water crises are the biggest risk facing mankind — here’s why By Gus Lubin From Business Insider Water crises are the biggest risk in the next 10 years, according to a World Economic Forum survey of experts released in January….
‘Let mangroves recover’ to protect coasts
By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News Allowing mangrove forests to recover naturally result in more resilient habitats that benefit both wildlife and people, say conservationists. In Indonesia, a Wetlands International project uses permeable dams to restore sediment needed for…
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Plate That Pig! – CB pressing Jamaicans to ignore Biblical references aAnd eat more pork
By Christopher Serju From Jamaica Gleaner “So the devils besought him, saying, if though cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said on to them, Go. And when they were come out, they…
China has a huge elephant in the room that needs addressing
By Marc Chandler, Marc to Market From Business Insider Americans have a saying about an 800-pound gorilla in a room. It refers to a person or organization so powerful that it can act unilaterally. The British have an expression about…
El Salvador Nationals among Interpol fugitives grabbed by U.S.
From News Americas Now News Americas, WASHINGTON . D.C., Tues. June 27, 2016: Three nationals of El Salvador were among forty-five foreign fugitives – all subjects of active Interpol notices – busted recently by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
WESO 2016: Poverty goal of 2030 Agenda at risk without decent work
GENEVA (ILO News) – The global deficit in quality jobs and deteriorating economic conditions in a number of regions threatens to undo decades of progress in poverty reduction, warns a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). What’s more,…
Panasonic’s satellite network reaches Caribbean, Mediterranean
By Michelle Howard From Maritime Professional Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has announced that its broadband communications and digital entertainment services will now be available to passenger vessels across the maritime market. Panasonic offers a new approach to connectivity at sea,…
