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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
ETP Projects To Create 150,000 Jobs
17/02/2012 (New Strait Times) - Thirty-one new Entry Point Projects across Sabah have been identified under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) initiatives with a target investment of RM77.5 billion by 2020.
Palm Oil Slips On Profit-Booking
16/02/2012 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices slipped to Rs 534.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels, driven by subdued demand in the spot market.
CPO Boycott Unfair: SBY
16/02/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Calls for a boycott of Indonesian crude palm-oil (CPO), which have been continuously voiced by NGOs for years, are unfair particularly concerning the open market mechanism implemented globally these days, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.
Indonesia State Planter Aims For $166 Mln IPO In 2012
16.02.2012 (Reuters) - PT Perkebunan Nusantara VII, an Indonesian state planter, aims to raise around 1.5 trillion rupiah ($166 million) in an initial public offering in the second half of 2012 to finance its expansion plans, an executive said on Wednesday.
A Balance Between Environs, Growth
16/02/2012 (New Strait Times) - He Global Movement of Moderates (GMM), the brainchild of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, held its inaugural international conference in Kuala Lumpur last month.
Edible Oils Slip On Weak Demand
16/02/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Weak sentiment prevailed in edible oil market on Wednesday due to lack of demand. Most edible oil prices tracked the bearish trend prevailing in the foreign and domestic markets. Groundnut oil and rapeseed oil declined by Rs 5 each, cotton refined oil extended losses by Rs 2 and palmolein dropped by Re.1 for 10 kg. Sunflower and soyabean refined oil ruled unchanged.
Tan Visits Singapore Business Federation
16/02/2012 (Borneo Post) - Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan visited the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) when he was in Singapore recently.
Roundup: Indonesia Revises Down Growth Target On Global Financial Crisis
16/02/2012 (Zamboanga Times) - Indonesia, with a strong economic growth of 6.5 percent in 2011, has cut its growth expectations for 2012, amid fears that the global economic downturn will bite into the exports of the largest economy in Southeast Asia.
Activity At Karachi And Qasim Ports
16/02/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 77,420 tonnes of cargo comprising1 32,840 tonnes of import cargo and 44,580 tonnes of export cargo including 3,307 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Wednesday.
