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10-07-2019
Palm eases on weaker soyoil, higher July production outlook
Malaysian palm oil futures edged lower at the close of trade on Tuesday as a fall in soyoil prices and expectations of rising July output weighed
09-07-2019
Meeting focuses on cutting non-tariff measures
The Commerce Ministry plans to speed up the trade facilitation framework for Southeast Asia with Asean officials this week, focusing on a reduction in non-tariff measures in the region.
09-07-2019
Towards a free trade agreement: on India-U.S. ties
India and the U.S. should aim to progressively eliminate trade and investment barriers
09-07-2019
The next phase of Trump’s trade war with China
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have agreed at the G-20 summit in Osaka to resume trade negotiations, but the path to ending the trade war remains far from clear
09-07-2019
Syamsul: Govt to draw up strategies to combat anti-palm oil campaign
The government will draw up new strategies and approaches to combat the anti-palm oil campaign by the European Union (EU) which give negative perceptions of the palm oil industry in this country.
09-07-2019
Palm oil stocks to hit more than 3m tonnes this year
Malaysia’s palm oil inventory is expected to hit a surplus of three million tonnes this year as production continues to outpace demands from the global and domestic markets, further denting the rise of Malaysia main commodity export.
09-07-2019
The geopolitics of palm oil and deforestation
Like other vegetable and animal fats, palm oil follows food-supply trends that have been well documented since the 18th century
09-07-2019
FREE TRADE RULES No Deal Brexit – what does the WTO rules option mean and how would it work?
IF the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, it will fall back into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules
09-07-2019
TDM clinches CPO supply deal with RM189m upfront payment
DM Bhd, in which the Terengganu state government has a controlling 61.49% stake, has secured a deal to supply 107,500 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) over a period of 43 months, that comes with an upfront RM189 million payment.
09-07-2019
VEGOILS-Palm declines ahead of output data, weak demand outlook
Market charts third decline in four days * Palm oil neutral in 1,944-1,966 rgt/T range - techs (Updates with closing prices) By Emily Chow KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Reuters)
09-07-2019
US-China tariff conflict not the only dynamic shaping Asia Pacific’s trade and investment landscape
s the US-China talks “pause†their tariff conflict, and other bilateral trade relations such as US-Japan and US-India continue to grab headlines at the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka, we may look back at another Asian nation leaders’ summit of the ten Southeast Asia nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok, Thailand in June as the summit which made an even bigger impact on the future of Asia’s role in global trade.
09-07-2019
Palm oil neutral in RM1,944-1,966 range
SINGAPORE (July 8): Palm oil looks neutral in a range of RM1,944-1,966 per tonne, and an escape could suggest a direction.