Many Asian labor-sending states developed their labor-export policy in the 1970s to exploit labor shortages in the Middle East. As contemporary Gulf states modernized their public and private domestic…
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Indonesia considering cutting palm oil export levy to spur shipments
Indonesia is considering cutting its palm oil export levy to encourage more shipments, a cabinet minister said on Thursday, another move to spur exports after a ban designed to protect domestic cookin…
Global food fears ease as price of cooking oil and grains plummets
Worries over surging global food costs are easing as prices of everything from cooking oils to wheat and corn tumble to the lowest levels in months on increasing physical supplies and as investors red…
Govt establishing high-tech parks to flourish digital economy: Bangladesh PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Wednesday) said her government has been establishing high-tech parks across the country mainly to flourish the digital economy with a target of earning 5 billion do…
The 10th Global Blockchain Congress officially take place in Hanoi, Vietnam
The Blockchain Congress is a closed-door congress between investors and hand-picked blockchain projects looking to raise funds. This exclusive event comprises more than 100+ investors with a combined …
WB to give $1bn for regional trade, connectivity in South Asia
The World Bank (WB) has approved $1.03 billion financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors. The…
How Malaysia is stitching together a vibrant agritech tapestry
The famous Chinese poem “Min Nong” narrates the practical hardships faced by peasants and praises the fastidious care they shower onto their crops. But while farming used to exclusively be a manual la…
Indonesia’s green-energy export ban puts Asean’s power grid plans at risk
When Singapore began importing renewable energy from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia on June 23, it marked a first for both the city state and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The project – …
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Commodity Market Report – 4 July 2022
Gold prices made a second dip below USD1800 /oz on Friday within two months and closed slightly higher. This week, we project the yellow metal will recover with the support emerging at USD1810 /oz. Ov…