Plans to increase the use of palm-based biodiesel, production growth, trade talks and Europe’s unfriendly policies will be the key points to watch as some of the world’s most influential palm oil trad…
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Biofuel, supply and EU top in mind as palm oil players meet
Plans to increase the use of palm-based biodiesel, production growth, trade talks and Europe’s unfriendly policies will be the key points to watch as some of the world’s most influential palm oil trad…
Commodity Market Report – 4 Mar 2019
Gold prices dropped on Friday unexpectedly and settled below USD1300 /oz level. This week, we project the trend will be weak and likely reach USD1280 /oz region before bargain-hunting steps into marke…
Weekly RUBBER Report – 4 March 2019
Market Fundamentals: The U.S. President stole all limelight last week by falling out in negotiation with DPRK Chairmen Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi. On last Monday, President Trump complimented positive resul…
Industry 4.0 to boost Vietnam’s GDP: experts
The Fourth Industrial Revolution could increase Việt Nam’s GDP by between US$28.5 billion and $62.1 billion – equivalent to a rise of 7 to 16 per cent – by 2030, Director of the Central Institute for …
Australia to sign landmark FTA with Indonesia
Australia and Indonesia are set to sign a free trade agreement, ending months of uncertainty around the deal. The Indonesian-Australian Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) will be s…
Nepal: Agriculture Ministry seeks Rs100 billion in fresh investments
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has proposed a slew of projects and programmes worth nearly Rs100 billion to boost Nepal’s agricultural sector as the agriculture imports bill has sta…
Myanmar mobile wallet eyes 30m clients in 10 yearsCorporate
DRIVEN by a population increasingly drawn to technology devices, Myanmar’s fastest- growing mobile wallet KBZPay has set an ambitious target of reaching 30 million customers in the next 10 years…
Investors could channel up to US$4.9 billion into Rakhine this year
Foreign and domestic companies last week signed 28 expressions of interest (EOI) to conduct business worth a potential US$4.9 billion in the state this year. The bulk of the EOIs were signed by busine…
Palm oil industry to remain strong in 2019, says Sime Darby
The fundamentals of the palm oil industry will continue to be strong in 2019 as structural issues such as inventories, pricing and government policies, particularly the biodiesel mandate, are resolved…