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KB Kookmin Bank
Finance
1 min read

South Korean bank launches hand palm recognition verification

A South Korean bank has launched a service allowing customers to use palm recognition to withdraw cash – a likely precursor to similar technology becoming available in retail stores. KB Kookmin Bank says by using palm prints, customers no longer have to use a…

palm oil
Living
2 min read

Malaysia reviewing palm oil export duties

Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, is reviewing the duty structure for its exports of the edible oil, according to its minister in charge of agriculture produced for export, to boost demand and reduce burgeoning stockpiles. “We are…

palm oil
General
1 min read

Indonesia`s palm oil exports down 2 percent in 2016

Indonesias export of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives fell by nearly 2 percent to 25.7 million tons in 2016 from 26.2 million tons in 2015 from after-effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon. “At the end of 2015, oil palm fruit production fell due to…

palm oil
General
1 min read

Indonesia sees jump in October palm oil exports

Indonesia saw the exports of its palm oil products, which include crude palm oil (CPO), biodiesel and oleochemical, increase by 34 percent month-on-month to 2.45 million tons in October, thanks to rising demand from major export destinations. In September,…