Tel Aviv, July 18 (IANS) The European Union’s (EU) latest assessment of Pakistan on trade preferences under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) granted by the EU resembles a carefully prepared chargesheet rather than a routine monitoring report, highlighting the worsening human rights record in the country.It places Pakistan’s democratic trajectory under heightened international scrutiny, while warning that future trade preferences may ultimately rest on genuine institution…
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Windhoek, June 23 (IANS) Namibia has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the grey list, after completing reforms to strengthen its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation framework, Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Windhoek, Shafudah said Namibia’s removal from the list on June 19 was a major national milestone, reflecting p…
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has stressed that “harmonisation is extremely important” for stakeholders to adopt the new World Anti-Doping Code. The new World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards (Standards) will come into force on January 1 next year.WADA, together with co-host China Anti-Doping Agency, is holding the Asia and Oceania Intergovernmental Ministerial Meeting and Asia and Oceania Symposium from June 1 to 3 in the Chinese capital.On the op…