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India's edible oil imports in 2025/26 are projected to rise 4.6% to a record 17.1 million metric tons, driven by higher palm oil purchases by the world's largest vegetable oil buyer, industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Friday.
The Philippines has approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine by Novavax Inc , its food and drug agency chief said on Wednesday, the ninth vaccine approved in the Southeast Asian country.
India's palm oil imports in July are set to jump to the highest in 10 months because of a hefty correction in prices and as Indonesia allows more exports of the tropical oil, four dealers told Reuters.
Indonesia's Awyu tribe of the Papua region has filed a case to the Supreme Court seeking to cancel permits for palm oil concessions on thousands of hectares of rainforest over which it has ancestral rights.
Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the final quarter of last year as consumption perked up following the easing of anti-virus mobility restrictions and as stronger commodity prices pushed exports to record highs.
Most Asian currencies firmed slightly on Friday, but all the units were set to end the week lower due to lingering pressures of an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to assess the need for faster rate hikes.
Global index provider MSCI said it will cut six companies from its Indonesia index at the end of May as it pushes for reforms in a market it has criticised for lacking transparency, sending their shares tumbling on Wednesday.
Shares of PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel) , a unit of Telkom Indonesia, fell as much as 3.12% on its trading debut on Monday, after launching the second biggest IPO this year.
Malaysian and Chinese firms signed agreements on Thursday for potential investments worth 13.2 billion ringgit ($2.80 billion) to collaborate in sectors ranging from oil and gas to education, Malaysia's trade ministry said.
Most Asian currencies firmed slightly on Friday, but all the units were set to end the week lower due to lingering pressures of an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve, while investors awaited U.S. jobs data to assess the need for faster rate hikes.
Asia's emerging currencies edged higher on Thursday as easing U.S. Treasury yields nipped dollar gains, while central bank meetings in Indonesia and Malaysia will be watched for commentary ahead of the key Federal Reserve meeting next week.
Utilities across Asia are scrambling to plug a potential shortfall in critical coal supplies after miners in the top global coal producer Indonesia halted spot coal exports in protest over government proposals to limit output.
Indonesian Mining Association on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider a plan to hike royalty rates for mining products as miners are already struggling with rising operational costs and tight cash flow.
Foreign visitors to Indonesia in February were down 4.62% from the previous month, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.
Steel consumption in Southeast Asia's six biggest economies is estimated to have declined as much as 8.7% last year due to pandemic-driven lockdowns, and prospects for a quick rebound remain clouded, an industry group said on Thursday.
U.S. copper miner Freeport McMoRan will postpone its sales of refined copper from Indonesia until the second quarter of 2025 as a fire at its new smelter causes a further production delay, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Stagnating global palm oil production and higher biodiesel mandates are likely to curb supplies of the world's most used vegetable oil this year, setting the stage for further gains in prices, which are trading at their highest in seven months.
Asia's emerging currencies edged higher on Thursday as easing U.S. Treasury yields nipped dollar gains, while central bank meetings in Indonesia and Malaysia will be watched for commentary ahead of the key Federal Reserve meeting next week.
Foreign investors pulled funds from Asian bonds in June for the first time in five months, as concerns over a U.S. tariff deadline and heightened tensions in the Middle East weighed on sentiment.
Three people were killed and several injured in shootings in two areas of Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua, including near the operations of gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia, authorities said.