GINN Welcomes Joe (Youssef) Sakr as Associate Director, MENA: Advancing Harm Reduction in the Middle East

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The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) is proud to announce the appointment of Joe (Youssef) Sakr as Associate Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This exciting addition to GINN’s leadership team underscores our commitment to advancing harm reduction and nicotine innovation in a region that is beginning to embrace the potential…

Credibility, Taxation, and the Illicit Market: Tim Phillips’ Urgent Perspective

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Tim Phillips, Managing Director of TobaccoIntelligence, provided an overview with a frank assessment of the challenges—and opportunities—facing novel nicotine products under the EU’s evolving Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). The Tax Credibility Paradox Phillips underscored a unique irony: while taxation is often viewed as punitive, being taxed can actually confer regulatory legitimacy. “Without excise, regulators and…