Kenya: Counterfeits Costing Kenya Sh60 Billion Per Year
FAKE products are costing the country Sh60 billion annually in lost revenue, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has said....
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Except petroleum, no sector saw growth in excise duty collections in FY14: CAG
Petroleum products are the only category that showed a growth in excise duty collections during FY14, on a year-on-year. These...
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DataDot Technology partners with Vietnam to foil counterfeiters
(ASX:DDT) should trade higher after the appointment of the Vietnam Institute of Anti-Counterfeiting Technology as agent for...
Learn MoreBeware the Fairtrade fraudsters: Shoppers warned to watch out for produce with fake labels as criminals attempt to cash in on premiums on ‘ethical’ goods
Middle class shoppers are being targeted by fraudsters selling fake organic and Fairtrade goods, according to new research.
The...
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Smuggling threatening economy
WITH Zambia actively exploring opportunities to diversify the economy, focus is shifting from the mining sector to alternative...
Learn MoreConstraints of being small in a huge market
It’s no secret that when it comes to manufacturing technical gadgets, China holds a prominent place. Yet among tech firms...
Learn MoreBlack market tobacco now 14.5 per cent of all consumption, Illicit Tobacco in Australia report shows
THE BILLION dollar illicit tobacco black market has hit a record high as Australian smokers baulk at the price of legal...
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Guard helps 4 men smuggle cigarettes
Dubai Public Prosecution has referred five Asian men to Dubai Criminal Court on charges of forging Dubai Customs documents and...
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Buyer Beware: Real Rubies Or Fake Gems?
Second only to diamonds in the hierarchy of precious gems, rubies are the most valued of all the colored stones.
Mary Kay Elloian...
Learn MoreFive accused of smugging cigarettes worth Dh500,000
Five men have been accused of involvement in a case of smuggling 250,000 packs of cigarettes worth Dh500,000 into the local...
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$2-per-pack tobacco tax could land on California ballot
A coalition of health and labor groups on Monday submitted a pair of initiatives for the 2016 ballot to raise the state’s tobacco...
Learn MoreOPA Lives On For The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
Last week the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) held their spring conference in San Diego, to share intelligence...
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