Berita Arkib
12-11-2019
How To Unlock Africa's $3tn Free Trade Opportunity
The African Union is putting the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) into operation. It will be the world's largest free trade area by number of countries and is so far in force across 27 countries.
12-11-2019
The world’s largest trade deal could be signed in 2020 — and the US isn’t in it
The deal, called Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP, involves all 10 countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc and five of its major trading partners: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.
12-11-2019
Malaysia end-Oct palm oil stocks fall as output dips, exports jump
Palm oil inventories in Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of the edible oil, resumed their downward path in October as output fell and the pace of exports quickened, pushing palm prices to a 22-month high.
11-11-2019
CPO continues recovery mode
CONCERNS about supply shortfalls and higher export scenario sentiment saw Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) continued its uptrend mode after recording its first major recovery in October, surpassing the 2018 level for the first time
11-11-2019
CPO demand growth expected to outpace supply’s
There are increasing signs pointing towards the possibility of crude palm oil (CPO) demand growth outpacing supply growth such as: i) the impact of dry weather on Indonesia and Malaysia’s CPO production in 2020
11-11-2019
Oil palm factor weighing in heavily on by-election
A pakcik in his 60s here has every reason to be proud of his eight children – seven are working professionals while the youngest is in university.
11-11-2019
India must rethink its decision to opt out of RCEP
he agreement aims to reduce tariff rates to an acceptable level and boost the exchange of goods and services within the member states. Had India decided to join the deal, RCEP would have become the world's largest free trade area
11-11-2019
Brexit impasse takes toll on business investment
AS uncertainty over Brexit spills into its fourth year, Swiftool Precision Engineering has taken a tough investment decision: it will press ahead with a plan to spend £250,000 (RM1.3mil) on a 3D printer but a new workshop roof will have to wait.
11-11-2019
With RCEP, Act East policy is at the crossroads
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will reset the geopolitical landscape. And India finds itself on the outside of a core piece of the regional architecture, the ASEAN.
11-11-2019
CPO price uptrend continues in October
Concerns about supply shortfalls and higher export scenario sentiment saw Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) continue its uptrend mode after recording its first major recovery in October, surpassing the 2018 level for the first time.
11-11-2019
Indonesia keeps palm oil, cocoa export tax unchanged for Nov
Indonesia is keeping the export tax for crude palm oil (CPO) at zero and for cocoa beans at 5% for November, the trade ministry said in a statement late on Friday
11-11-2019
Malaysia eyes markets for palm oil in Africa
The Primary Industries Ministry is identifying new potential markets for palm oil in Africa, home to 1.2 billion people, as some countries in the continent boast rapid economic growth, according to its minister Teresa Kok.