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Malaysia signs 2020 palm oil export deal for south Asia

Published on 14 Nov 2019 8:13:06 PM

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Malaysia signed a pact on Thursday for exports of palm oil to south Asia next year, amid uncertainty over trade with India after its dealers last month urged a boycott of palm oil over Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks on disputed Kashmir.

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bohai commodity exchange, hakan agro dmcc, india, mahathir mohamad, malaysia, pact, palm oil, teresa kok, trade
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