Archived News
27-12-2018
Palm falls over 1% on firmer ringgit, weaker related oils
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 26): Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 1% on Wednesday, extending falls into a fourth session, as the ringgit strengthened while weakness in related edible oils also weighed on the market.
26-12-2018
Global economy set to feel delayed trade war pain in 2019
While 2018 was the year trade wars broke out, 2019 will be the year the global economy feels the pain.
26-12-2018
Department of Agriculture eyes support price for copra
The Department of Agriculture aims to set a government support price for copra amid the continued decline of the commodity’s mill gate prices
26-12-2018
China to remove some import and export tariffs
China plans to remove import and export tariffs in 2019 on a range of goods, including import taxes on alternative meals used in animal feed, to secure supplies of raw materials amid trade tensions with the United States and boosting outbound cargoes
26-12-2018
Turkish-American bilateral trade expected to soar next year
The last two months have seen the swift amelioration of Turkey-U.S. political ties and the positive trend in relations is expected to yield benefits for economic and commercial ties as well
26-12-2018
India to hold talks with RCEP nations
Indian officials will hold bilateral meetings with a few countries, including China and some ASEAN members, in the coming days to iron out issues hindering negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, an official said
26-12-2018
Why this year's Economics Nobel winner fears the China trade war
When Paul Romer sees the world’s two biggest economies locked in a trade war, his thoughts turn to robots
26-12-2018
India to hold bilateral meetings with some RCEP members; next round of talks in Feb
Indian officials will hold bilateral meetings with a few countries, including China and some ASEAN members, in the coming days to iron out issues hindering negotiations of RCEP mega trade deal, an official said.
26-12-2018
Solvent extractors ink pact with Indonesian body for promoting sustainable palm oil
Aimed at promoting palm oil trade and sustainable production in India and Indonesia, key oil trade bodies from the two countries have agreed to create a Joint Working committee to look into the trade matters and implement sustainable practices
26-12-2018
New free trade arrangements come into effect
TARIFF reductions and significant new market access arrangements for a large number of agricultural exports will come into force in the next week as new free trade arrangements take effect.
26-12-2018
650,000 palm oil farmers at risk because of EU ban
The palm oil industry is a major source of income that has helped eradicate poverty and enhance social mobility among farmers
24-12-2018
Roping in varsity students as palm oil envoys
THE Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) collaborated with HELP University to organise its inaugural Youth Edupalm Forum 2018