Politics is the key to overcoming the European Union’s (EU) continued opposition to palm oil not scientific facts. Speaking at the virtual Future-Proofed Palm Oil forum, Khalil Manaf Hegarty, director…
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ADB approves grant to improve Bangladesh’s business competitiveness, intraregional trade
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $0.5 million grant assistance for promoting business competitiveness and intraregional trade of Bangladesh. The assistance is additional to an earlier gra…
US to help Vietnam develop clean energy
The U.S.’s official aid agency has signed an agreement with national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for rooftop solar power generation. The Vietnam Urban Energy Security project, which the United S…
Commodity Market Report – 14 Dec 2020
Gold prices will depend on the FOMC meeting outcome on deciding the fiscal stimulus in the coming week. Technically, we reckon the market will hover at USD1810 /oz region when there is no direction on…
Weekly Rubber Report – 14 Dec 2020
Market Fundamentals: Last week, rubber prices fell in wake of profit-taking and resurging impact from covid-19 slowdown. So far, the new fiscal stimulus has yet to be approved by U.S. Congress while B…
Ups and downs of rubber, pepper & cocoa industry
The rubber, pepper and cocoa industry in Malaysia is not isolated from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic which triggered not only supply problems, but also demand, coupled with the labour shortage …
Jendela to improve Malaysia’s digital connectivity
The RM21 billion national digital infrastructure plan, Jalinan Digital Negara (JENDELA) was designed to steer Malaysia towards greater digital connectivity by boosting the efficiency of the national i…
Bangladesh: Robust infrastructure key to faster digitalisation
Robust infrastructure and skilled manpower are essential to boost the ongoing digitalisation initiatives taken by the government. Overall digitalisation is happening in Bangladesh at a very fast pace …
Vietnam could grow key ingredients for plant-based meat
Vietnam already has a well-deserved reputation as an agricultural powerhouse, but a recent public shift towards healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives—which has accelerated amid the Covid-19…
Tourism revival unlikely in Nepal till foreign visitors return
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has painted a bleak outlook of Nepal’s tourism sector, warning of a high probability that many tourism-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will go ou…