hello there. today, eu trade ministers meet with a renewed focus on securing new trade deals. russia s invasion of ukraine make partnerships crucial. the war has exposed supply chains, leading to calls for the eu to look elsewhere for its goods. it wants to spread the risk to diversify into everything from gas to sunflower oil. joining me now is anahita thoms, head of international trade at the law firm baker mckenzie. thank you so much forjoining me. what s the jackpot for the eu in terms of trade? i think there will be a big focus on the backlog, there will be a lot of discussions around the wto reform, but also, low hanging fruit, i think the focus will be on july, new zealand and mexico to try to seal deals there. let s take july, try to seal deals there. let s takejuly, for example. there take july, for example. there are takejuly, for example. there are big hopes we can seal the deal chile. they have lithium in the car industry in germany as well and the european uni
while the queen has an estimated personal net worth of about £380 million that s a cool $500 million and the royal family itself is regarded as one of the world s biggest corporate brands. joining me now is david haigh, ceo of brand finance. good morning. good morning. how interral is good morning. good morning. how integral is the good morning. good morning. how integral is the queen good morning. good morning. how integral is the queen to good morning. good morning. how integral is the queen to the - integral is the queen to the royal brand? integral is the queen to the royal brand? she is the leader of it and has royal brand? she is the leader of it and has been royal brand? she is the leader of it and has been the - royal brand? she is the leader of it and has been the brand l of it and has been the brand managerfor the of it and has been the brand manager for the last 50 years, so an extremely important part of it unlike any good brand manager she was trying very h
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES. Policemen and soldiers conducting a checkpoint seize some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes Sunday (March 13, 2022) in Barangay Divisoria, Zamboanga City. Three persons are also arrested when the dropside truck was flagged down while en route to the east coast of this city. (Photo courtesy of the Zamboanga City Police Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police and military forces intercepted some P1.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested three persons in this southern port city over the weekend, a top police official said Monday. Arrested were Marlon Pamalaran, 27, the driver, and his two alleged assistants, namely, Ryan Cabayacruz, 24, and Wendell Vidad, 18, according to Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director. Lorenzo said the joint police and military team was conducting checkpoint operations when they flagged down a dropside cargo tuck around 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Divisoria, this city. Upon inspection, the police of