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29-01-2019
Japan cuts view of exports as U.S.-China trade war hurts trade
Japan has cut its assessment of exports in January for the first time in three months due to the trade war between the United States and China in a warning that the fallout is spreading to the world’s third-largest economy.
29-01-2019
Malaysian palm oil price makes biggest gains in a week on related oil strength
Malaysian palm oil futures opened at their highest in nearly seven months on Monday, notching up a sixth session of gains in seven, supported by strength in related edible oils.
29-01-2019
Grant Robertson: 'Brexit trade deal with UK still a long way off'
Robertson and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed trade with their British counterparts last week in what he described as constructive meetings
29-01-2019
Thailand to push RCEP deal this yea
THAILAND, as Asean chair, will push for conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations by the year-end in order to counterbalance the negative impacts of the US-China trade war.
29-01-2019
Malaysia to lead intergovernmental palm oil talks next month
Malaysia will spearhead the sixth ministerial meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) in Jakarta at end-February, where discussions will focus on acceptance of and market accessibility for the palm oil industry
29-01-2019
Encouraging China and US participation in TPP key to navigating trade tensions—George Yeo
At Singapore Perspectives 2019, George Yeo, the country’s former Foreign Minister, weighed in on the ongoing conflict between the world’s two superpowers: China and the United States
29-01-2019
FTA with United States difficult, says Dawood
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, and Industry Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday that though Pakistan is helping America in restoring peace in Afghanistan, a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US is very difficult
29-01-2019
Time to call EU’s bluff on palm oil
Prime Minister (PM) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not mince his words in the letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, calling him to reject plans to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels
29-01-2019
Malaysia to lead CPOPC talks on palm oil trade impediments
Malaysia will spearhead the sixth ministerial meeting of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) in Jakarta at the end of next month (Feb 28), where acceptance and market accessibility of the palm oil industry will be the focal point of its discussion
29-01-2019
Putrajaya seeks new market to boost palm oil sales
Putrajaya is looking for new markets for the country’s palm oil industry in a bid to ward off negative perceptions after the decision by several European countries to ban palm oil as a biofuel.
29-01-2019
'Secret deal to destroy paradise': Why palm oil gets a bad rap
I read with interest the many articles published recently to defend oil palm. Many writers condemned the hypocrisy of Western anti-oil palm lobbyists
29-01-2019
EU-Singapore free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee
Trade Committee MEPs agreed on Thursday to the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, a stepping stone to cooperation between the EU and Southeast Asia