Malaysian officials head to Brussels to fight EU palm oil ban
If the European Union's proposed palm oil ban goes through, it will impact Malaysia’s palm oil exports. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 8, 2019.
A HIGH level team of Malaysian-Indonesian officials will head to the European Union this week in the latest effort by both countries to head off a potential palm oil ban by the region. Primary Industries secretary-general Tan Yew Chong and Malaysian Palm Oil Board CEO Kalyana Sundram will be joining Indonesian Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution at the European Commission headquarters next week in Brussels, Belgium.
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