The world production of palm oil is likely to rebound by 3.2 million tonnes in the October 2020-September 2021 season, while Malaysian production is e…
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U.S. green energy push sets global edible oils alight, raises food inflation fears
The United Nations’ vegetable oils price index has rallied 70% since last June to nine-year highs after labour shortages at Asian palm plantations and…
India, Bangladesh to sign economic pact over next five years: EIU
India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an economic partnership agreement over the next five years which will preserve trade rights for Bangladesh. …
Bangladesh launches $2 billion fund to finance port construction
This week the Government of Bangladesh announced plans to set up a US$2.0 billion fund from its foreign exchange reserve to finance port and power sec…
Vietnam’s potential of biomass energy
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Vietnam successfully clones pigs for first time
Four healthy pigs were born on March 10 using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. Visiting the National Institute of Animal Sciences on March 14…
Tripura begins rubber export to Nepal
The trade of naturalrubber between Tripura and Nepal waslaunched yesterday here with the movementof first consignment of rubber to EasternNepal. The R…
Telcos as a catalyst to re-energising digital financial inclusion
In 2019, the World Bank, in collaboration with the ASEAN Working Committee on Financial Inclusion (WCFINC) released a report titled, ‘Advancing Digita…
How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day
Watch on Youtube Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food gets thrown away. But instead of putting it in a landfill, at the Bowenpally market, unsold vege…
Malaysia to introduce new national investment policy
The Malaysian government will introduce a new national investment policy to attract more high-quality investors as the country moves towards a high-in…