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An initial public offering on the first trading day of 2021 was almost enough for the Indonesia Stock Exchange to match its most valuable listing during all of 2020 -- giving market investors hope for a strong year in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

In the final week of 2020, the United States imported no crude from Saudi Arabia for the first time in 35 years. But it’s not quite the historic moment it might seem at first sight.

Africa has a reason to smile after the African Free Trade Area Agreement (AFCTA) trading phase began on January 1. The AFCTA is currently the largest trading bloc in the world, comprising 54 African nations. It is larger than the European Union in terms of geographical expansion and the number of member states.

The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) says the oil palm industry deserves more attention for increased productivity.

BIOFERTILISERS are “natural fertilisers that contain living microorganisms (live biomass or dormant cells of effective microbial strains) which, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil, colonises the rhizosphere (i.e., plant-root interface) and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant”.

One of the most inglorious aspects of the PH government was the unquestioning campaign on behalf of Malaysia’s internationally criticised palm oil industry by the former primary industries minister Teresa Kok

Malaysian palm oil companies should export crude palm oil (CPO) to India to allow the Indian refining industry to prosper, according to a veteran industry analyst.

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade higher next week, buoyed by expectations of lower production in the coming weeks

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Crude palm oil’s price discount to soybean oil is expected to narrow this year and continue on an annual basis, said Oil World editor and CEO Thomas Mielke.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Demand for Malaysian palm oil in Pakistan is expected to peak next month in conjunction with the upcoming Ramadan celebrations, said an industry expert.

KUALA LUMPUR: The palm oil industry outlook is expected to be rosier this year with business resumption, improved production by producers and higher consumption in traditional markets, a plantation expert said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) said on Thursday, it would ask the government to reformulate its biodiesel blending rates or revise the export levy if palm oil prices maintain their meteoric rise.