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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Gapki warns of sharp production losses
El Nino, biodiesel demand support CPO prices despite rising stocks
Record Number Of Delegates Attend Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil Meeting
28/11/2011 (The Star) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) grouping has described its recently concluded 9th Annual Roundtable Meeting (RT9) as a success given the growing number of its members as well as the record attendance of about 1,000 delegates at the international sustainable palm oil event.
Paradise Lost at Hands of  Palm Oil Companies
28/11/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Life was idyllic in the village of Muara Tae, in East Kalimantan’s West Kutai district — before palm oil companies moved in, Petrus Asuy says.
‘Nigeria Needs Indigenous Technology’
28/11/2011 (Vanguard) - Nature abhors waste and so every material on earth is useful. Man can only say a material is useless when he has not found the means of converting it to something useful. Author Richard Dawkins rightly said: “Nature is a miserly accountant, grudging the pennies, watching the clock, punishing the smallest extravagance.â€
Exporters See Demand Drop Despite Declining Rupiah
28/11/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Slowing overseas demand for Indonesian goods is the latest issue for the country’s exporters, even as the rupiah depreciates to a level that favors their businesses.
Brunei Govt Wants FDI in Biofuel Projects
28/11/2011 (AsiaOne) - The government is looking to lure foreign direct investments through public-private partnerships in biofuel facilities that will aim for the European market.
Investment Value On NSE Dips By N60bn
28/11/2011 (Vanguard) - Driven by losses on the share prices of majority of the blue-chip companies, the value of listed equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, depreciated last week by N59.59 billion.
How Best To Diversify Nigeria’s Economy – Malaysian Envoy
27/11/2011 (Vanguard) - The Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria , Nik Mustapha Kamal Nik Ahmad, is optimistic that with greater and concerted efforts by all, the Nigeria-Malaysia Business Council, bilateral relations would experience a qualitative change.
Palmolein Oil Rises On Local Demand
27/11/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible and non-edible oil prices held steady in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today, with the exception of palmolein oil, which gained Rs 20 per quintal on some demand.
Ministry On The Defensive After Scathing Deforestation Report
27/11/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The government says that a global risk analysis and mapping company has compiled a “misleading†report claiming that the rate of deforestation in Indonesia was one of the worst in the world.