KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday evening, dipping to their lowest in nearly three weeks, as they tracked weaker-performing soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade and China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange. The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1.4 […]
Read MoreWhile Cambodian mango varieties such as Keo Romeat are well regarded in overseas markets, there are constraints which need to be addressed before large scale exports can be achieved, said the owner of the largest agro-industrial company in Cambodia yesterday. Mong Reththy, owner and founder of the Mong Reththy Group Co. Ltd., told Khmer Times […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] General Motors Co will slash headcount in its international headquarters in Singapore as part of its efforts to reduce exposure to unprofitable and unpromising markets. GM International – which oversees markets such as India, Southeast Asia, and South Korea, among others – will reduce its staff to about 50 from 180 by the year […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S economic growth this year is likely to be better than last year’s 2 per cent, even as the city-state’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) keeps its earlier forecast range of 1 to 3 per cent for 2017. This comes as the economy saw a slower, but “resilient” pace of growth in the first […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Carbonated drinks, energy drinks, sweetened tea and coffee, fruit drinks and other similar products are expected to see minimal to substantial price increases should the proposed excise tax adjustments on sugar-sweetened beverages be pushed by the Congress, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. According to a price survey conducted by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – GIC Private Ltd. of Singapore now has a direct stake in Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) more than three years after it acquired a stake in the country’s third largest lender. Liontide Holdings Inc., formerly Ayala DBS Holdings Inc., transferred 46.63 million shares worth P4.56 billion last May 11 through […]
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