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Malaysian Rubber Board: Covid-19 pandemic to push up rubber price, demand for rubber gloves
The Covid-19 pandemic will drive up the rubber price in the market to a higher level as well as increase the demand for Malaysian rubber gloves this y…
Malaysian Rubber Board: Covid-19 pandemic to push up rubber price, demand for rubber gloves
The Covid-19 pandemic will drive up the rubber price in the market to a higher level as well as increase the demand for Malaysian rubber gloves this y…
Government eyes ‘rolling restart’ of economy
The government is looking at the possibility of a “rolling restart” and “rolling reopening” schemes for the selective and gradual lifting of the Luzon…
White House Targeting 9 States to Start Reopening US Economy
The White House is targeting nine U.S. states that have recorded the fewest number of confirmed coronavirus cases to be among the first to reopen thei…
Rebound Predicted For Malaysia Stock Market
The Malaysia stock market snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 30 points or 2.2 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite …
Why an Inclusive Circular Economy is Needed to Prepare for Future Global Crises
The risks associated with existing production and consumption systems have been harshly exposed amid the current global health crisis but an inclusive…
BPO industry in Philippines seen benefitting as firms abroad cut costs due to pandemic
The Philippines’ business process outsourcing industry may stand to benefit from the “next wave” of outsourcing as companies around …
42 countries to get emergency assistance package from Austria-based IAEA
The Philippines is among a first batch of 42 countries across the world that will receive from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) equipment…
Malaysian Banks Unswayed by Worldwide Moves to Cut Dividends
As banks elsewhere scrap or defer dividend payments, investors in Malaysian lenders can still expect their usual cash rewards. Malayan Banking Bhd., t…