Rice export prices rose for a third straight week in India while an Philippine order did little to infuse activity in Thailand and Vietnam. India’s 5 percent broken parboiled variety was quoted around $367-$375 per tonne this week, from $363-$371 the last…
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Petronas LNG Ltd’s (PLL) ratings outlook to “negative” from “stable”, following the same outlook revision for its parent company Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) yesterday. At the same time, the rating agency has…
Indonesia has decided not to make any changes to export levies on palm oil, Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Darmin Nasution said on Thursday. “Even though we have had discussions on the issue, we prefer not to change the policy on this area. There is…
While the weakening yuan has allowed Vietnamese importers to benefit from cheaper material costs, exporters are feeling the pinch. The yuan declined to 6.9075 per U.S. dollar on Nov. 6. The move has dragged the yuan down by almost 9 percent from the beginning…
Gold was sold at a discount in India as demand remained subdued for a fourth straight week while buying in the rest of Asia picked up as prices fell for a third consecutive week.”Many consumers are busy in paying advance tax. Since this is last month of the…
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for a report on potential fraudulent activity at the state-owned Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) after government inspectors discovered misuse of state capital and assets at the group three years ago. The Ministry of…