Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top two producers of palm oil, have set up a joint task force with the European Union to address their differences…
Market Insights
Is a global food crisis the new normal?
When India halted the exports of non-basmati white rice in late July to control soaring prices domestically and ensure its local availability, the cou…
Asean’s digital economy to touch $330B by 2025
Asean’s digital economy which reached $194 billion in 2022 is now projected to rise to $330 billion by 2025. Disclosing this at the opening of the 202…
Commodity Market Report – 28 Aug 2023
Gold Gold prices regained small strength above USD1900 /oz last week. Technically, we foresee the trend will whipsaw this week due to uncertainty and …
Weekly Rubber Report – 28 Aug 2023
Market Fundamentals: China announces rate cut on the 1-year lending rate to 3.45 percent in an effort to stimulate SME loans and reverse weakening con…
Vietnam joins Southeast Asian effort on cross-border payments
Vietnam’s central bank signed an agreement on Friday to be part of an initiative by five other Southeast Asian countries to establish a cross-bo…
Gov’t plans to raise Philippines renewable energy output to 50% by 2040
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India plans own certification for digital public infra, goods
India is working with multilateral forums, including the UN and the G20, to create collaborations that would certify, register, test and benchmark Ind…
Malaysia eyes UAE’s tech, clean energy sectors as free trade talks progress
Malaysia wants deeper economic ties with the UAE, especially in the tech and renewable energy sectors, the Southeast Asian nation’s international trad…
BRICS Summit: Why India’s PM Narendra Modi Focused On Resilient And Inclusive Supply Chain – Analysis
There has been growing chatter on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on India’s resilient and inclusive supply chain at the 15th BRICS summit, h…