NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Small palm plantations in Indonesia drew more attention than usual at the opening of the nation’s annual palm oil conference on Thursday, as the world’s top palm oil producer seeks to boost overall output by improving smallholder productivity. Smallholders farm roughly 40 percent of Indonesian land planted with oil palm trees, but […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The local manufacturing sector recovered strongly in October after two months of marginal growth to lead the ASEAN region anew, according to the latest reading of the Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Nikkei Philippine Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.7 in October from 50.8 in September, reflecting a pickup in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The economy likely grew faster in the third quarter on the back of strong exports, agricultural production and investments, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. In an interview with reporters, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the economy likely grew at a faster rate in the third quarter compared […]
Read MoreSmall and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) optimism about fourth-quarter income improved for the first time in several quarters, thanks to the festive season, says TMB Analytics, the research unit of TMB Bank. The SME confidence index for fourth-quarter income increased to 62.9 from 56.7 in the previous quarter, helping to boost the TMB SME Sentiment index […]
Read MoreDESPITE the government’s aim to push Myanmar up the World Bank’s ranking for ease of doing business, the country has fallen one place since last year and remains the least favourable country to conduct business within the ASEAN region. In the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings released on Tuesday, Myanmar ranks 171th out of 190 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian crude palm oil (CPO) output may have grown 9% month-on-month to 1.95 million tonnes in October, 2017, according to survey findings by the CIMB Futures team. Meanwhile, palm oil export likely grew by about 2.4% on-month, based on export statistics. “The m-o-m rise in exports in October was due mainly to stronger […]
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