The New Zealand government has blocked an attempt by Labour to have parliament ask for the release of the full agreed text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement before it is signed, according Read More
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February 17, 2014
Although Turkey had had success in fighting substance abuse, it remained one of the top 10 tobacco-using countries, according to a story in today’s Zaman quoting a report by the Turkish temperance organization Yeşilay. Read More
Staff Writer
February 17, 2014
Lorillard is due to webcast its presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow. Murray S. Kessler, chairman, president Read More
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February 14, 2014
Canada’s National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT) has expressed disappointment that the 2014 federal budget “increased the lucrative nature of contraband tobacco while also failing to provide meaningful measures to stop it,” according to a Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2014
Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during January, at 8.8 billion, was increased by 3.6 percent on that of January 2013, 8.5 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today. The January 2013 figure was down Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2014
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has started a campaign of tobacco-retailer inspections aimed at catching out those using fake or superseded excise stamps, according to a story in The Star. The KRA phased out the-now Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2014
Livero Establishments, a Lichtenstein-registered company, has expressed an interest in buying the 79.8 percent stake in Bulgartabak owned by the Russian bank, VTB, according to a Reuters report by Tsvetelia Tsolova and Oksana Kobzeva quoting Bulgaria’Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2014
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday that e-cigarettes constituted a banned drug, according to a story on Focus Taiwan News Channel. There are no regulations under which individuals could be punished Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2014
Imperial Tobacco is supporting a wildlife conservation project to help save endangered species in the Philippines. The company, which has its headquarters in Bristol, U.K., is backing a scheme led by the Bristol Zoo Read More
Staff Writer
February 13, 2014
Lorillard’s domestic shipment volumes during the 12 months to the end of December, at 39,325,216,000, were down by 0.4 percent on those of 2012. Including shipments to Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions, shipments were down by 0.5 percent Read More
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