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Dutch town hall disposes of Warhol artwork
(MENAFN) A Dutch town hall has reported that it may have unintentionally thrown away several valuable artworks, including a piece by the famous artist Andy Warhol, during renovations last year. According to local broadcaster Omroep Brabant, the...

SGS Secures Unprecedented Fourth Contract for PVoC Services With Tanzania Bureau of Standards
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce it has signed an unprecedented fourth consecutive contract with the Tanzania Bureau of...

SGS Secures Unprecedented Fourth Contract for PVoC Services with Tanzania Bureau of Standards
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce it has signed an unprecedented fourth consecutive contract with the Tanzania Bureau of...

Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya: Presidential Youth Employment Initiative Dialogue
Event Theme: “Reflecting, Evolving, Advancing: Using PYEI's Experience to Scale Youth Employment Promotion" Programme Director: Farai Ntuli German Ambassador to SA, Eswatini and Lesotho: H.E. Andreas Peschke All Government officials led by the...

Investing in a New Era - Transforming Mozambique’s Natural Resources to Spur Industrialisation and Regional Integration
The Mozambique Mining and Energy Conference (MMEC) is set to return for its 11th edition from 7-8 May 2025 at the International Conference Centre in Maputo. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, March 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MMEC 2025: Investing in a...

Transparency focus of exchanges at Working Party on State Trading Enterprises
The Working Party reviewed 32 new notifications on state trading enterprises from 26 WTO members (Argentina; Kingdom of Bahrain; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Eswatini; European Union; Georgia; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Israel;...

WTO hosts workshop to boost capacity on import licensing and notifications
In her opening remarks, Ms. Tyesha Turner, Chairperson of the Committee on Import Licensing, emphasized the importance of transparency within the multilateral trading system. She noted that import licensing has been on the global trade agenda...

Transparency and subsidy notification compliance spotlighted at committee meeting
The Chair noted that despite calls for members to notify their subsidies, compliance with the subsidy notification obligation under the WTO's SCM Agreement remains concerningly low, affecting the Agreement's proper functioning. He highlighted that...

WTO 2024 SPS Transparency Champions Course concludes in Geneva
Participants were trained on the importance of transparency in the SPS Agreement, with particular attention to notifications of health and safety regulations. They also gained hands-on experience of the ePing SPS&TBT Platform designed to...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Annual NEDLAC Organised Labour School
Programme Director, COSATU President Zingiswa Losi; Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth; Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau; President of the Federation of Union of South Africa (FEDUSA), Godfrey Selamatsela;...

Saudi Arabia Elected as Vice-Chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
GENEVA, SWAZILAND, November 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), has been elected to the position of Vice-Chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX). The...

Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu: Stakeholder Engagement
Speech by Deputy Minister of Tourism, Honourable Ms Maggie Sotyu (MP) at the stakeholder engagement at Jozini Local Municipality, KZN MEC for Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs Hon Rev. Musa Zondi, MPL; Executive Mayor of...

Dispute panels established to review EU measures on imports of South African citrus fruit
DS613: European Union — Measures Concerning the Importation of Citrus Fruit from South Africa DS624: European Union — Additional Measures Concerning the Importation of Citrus Fruit from South Africa South Africa submitted its second requests for...

President Lai meets Japanese House of Representatives Member Tamaki Yuichiro
TAIWAN, February 24 - Details 2025-02-21 President Lai meets Abe Akie, wife of late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan On the morning of February 21, President Lai Ching-te met with Abe Akie, the wife of late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan. In...

President Lai meets British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group delegation
TAIWAN, February 18 - Details 2025-02-17 President Lai meets former United States Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger On the morning of February 17, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by former United States Deputy...

Minister Nomakhosazana Meth: 29th NEDLAC Annual Summit
Thank you Programme Director Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Paul Mashatile Honourable Minister of Finance, Minister Enoch Godongwana Honourable Deputy Ministers of Labour Jomo Sibiya and Phumzile Mgcina Honourable...

Prismecs Forms Strategic Alliance with Auris-Avalon Group to Accelerate Sustainable Energy Projects Worldwide
Auris-Avalon, developer and operator of biorefineries for biofuels, & Prismecs, an EPCM company, have announced a strategic alliance HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, July 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Auris-Avalon Group of Companies, a leading...

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan's remarks at the Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States in Apia, Samoa, 23 October 2024
Madam Chair, I come from Singapore, a tiny island state. Samoa is four times larger than Singapore, and Eswatini is about 20 times larger than Singapore. I am making these points because Singapore is a tiny, low lying island state, and we make...

Deputy Minister Narend Singh calls on Southern African countries to collaborate to strengthen environmental action
The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr. Narend Singh has today – 20 January 2025 - opened the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop in Johannesburg, Gauteng, highlighting the critical need for...

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 7 August 2024
The first normal Cabinet meeting of the 7th administration took place at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, two days before the country commemorates of the National Women’s Day. As we mark the 68th anniversary of the Women’s March and 70 years since...