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20-02-2019
Indo candidates pledge energy self-sufficiency through palm
Indonesia’s two presidential candidates pledged on Sunday to achieve energy self-sufficiency by boosting the use of bioenergy, particularly fuelled by palm oil, to cut costly oil imports by Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
20-02-2019
17 product groups that contain palm oil
In describing the dystopian fairytale that is the story of palm oil – the forest-burning, orangutan-killing wonder ingredient
20-02-2019
Palm oil still targets RM2,316
Palm oil may rise to RM2,316 per tonne, as it has broken a resistance at RM2,285.
20-02-2019
RoK to speed up CEPA talks with Indonesia
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on February 19 that it has decided to resume talks on the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Indonesia after a hiatus of five years.
20-02-2019
US-India Trade Spats Imperil Bilateral Relations
The last-minute cancellation of US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’s visit to India to discuss mounting bilateral trade tensions and other affairs has darkened clouds gathering over the US-India trade relationship worth about US$125 billion a year.
20-02-2019
US-PH Society bats for freer bilateral FTA deal
US-PH Society, a private sector entity engaged in promoting economic relations between the two countries, expects the proposed bilateral free trade agreement to offer better access in each other’s markets as well as the inclusion of a new provision on digital commerce
20-02-2019
Malaysian companies may create palm oil packaging production in Uzbekistan
Uzbek Ambassador to Malaysia Ravshan Usmanov met with Deputy Director of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council Faisal Iqbal to discuss issues of the state and prospects for the development of trade and economic cooperation on February 18, 2019, Trend reports via Uzbek media
19-02-2019
Malaysian palm oil market factors to watch Tuesday Feb 19
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday Feb 19
19-02-2019
Malaysia-China bilateral trade up 13% in 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and China climbed to an all-new high in 2018, rising 13% to US$108.6bil (RM443bil) from US$96bil (RM392bil) in 2017, with the number of Chinese visitors into Malaysia increasing 29% to 2.94 million last year
19-02-2019
KLK sees rebound in crude palm oil prices
(KLK) said the steep drop in the price of crude palm oil (CPO) at the end of last year resulted in a lower profit contribution from its core plantation business, but expects a rebound in prices to support its performance in the coming months
19-02-2019
No one in Europe would oppose extension to Brexit talks - Juncker
No one in Europe would oppose a British demand for an extension of talks on Britain's exit from the European Union beyond the March 29 deadline, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told the Stuttgarter Zeitung in an interview
19-02-2019
What’s under debate in talks
Beijing: US and Chinese officials wrapped up days of trade talks here with plans to resume negotiations in Washington this week as the world’s top two economies try to smooth out their thorny trade row.