From: Securing Industry
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International has selected 32 projects that will be funded through a $100m fund set up to tackle illicit tobacco products.
The project will be funded by PMI IMPACT, a global initiative set up to focus anti-illicit trade efforts, with the first projects from public, private, and academic sectors in 18 countries earmarked to receive up to $28m under the scheme. The 32 winners – from the first of three rounds – were selected out of some 200 applicants, with projects covering the following areas:
