The task force on the rubber sector set up by the Central government has proposed a national rubber policy with a package of measures to promote the production and consumption of natural rubber and safeguard the interests of domestic growers.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia share markets slipped and the euro hit one-year lows on Monday as a fresh fall in the Turkish lira fueled demand for safe havens, including the U.S. dollar, Swiss franc and yen.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices inched up on Monday as U.S. sanctions against Iran pointed towards a tighter market, although concerns over slowing economic growth amid global trade tensions kept a lid on gains.
BANGKOK—The Thai government is paying natural rubber growers to stop growing rubber in an effort to raise prices, according to news reports from Thailand.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian stock markets fell on Friday amid heightened global trade tensions, while currency markets were whipsawed by a searing selloff in Russia’s rouble after the United States slapped new sanctions, and as economic worries sent the Turkish lira tumbling.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday, pulled down by concerns that the escalating trade dispute between the United States and China would stall economic growth and fuel demand.