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    21Aug, 2018
    Indonesia should find new markets for palm oil: Minister

    Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has said that Indonesia should be aggressive in looking for new palm oil markets because of various problems in the traditional markets, such as negative campaigns against the commodity and the impact of the ongoing trade war.

    “We should not act defensively or just wait and see,” said Sri Mulyani when speaking in a seminar on palm oil organized by the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDP-KS) in Jakarta on Monday as reported by kompas.com.

    “When I worked for the World Bank, I visited many countries in Africa and Latin America. They already had initiatives to develop palm oil. Many companies in Asia, particularly Malaysia, wanted to enter the palm oil business [there].”

    She expressed confidence that the export potential of palm oil remained high amid current challenges, particularly in nontraditional markets.

    As the largest palm oil producing country, Indonesia produced 37.8 million tons of CPO in 2017, with exports valued at US$21.25 billion, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

    (read more: The Jakarta Post)

    23Jul, 2018
    World Bank senior economist Aakanksha Pande, 37, died in Bali beach

    World Bank senior economist Aakanksha Pande, 37, died after being swept away by strong waves at Double Six Beach in Seminyak, Bali, on Saturday.

    Denpasar Water Police chief Comr. Wayan Kesuma Jaya said Pande, a United States citizen, was swept away by high and strong waves while swimming in the evening.

    “She was swept by the waves when she was swimming at the beach in front of Double Six Hotel in Seminyak,” Kesuma Jaya said.

    The beach lifeguard immediately tried to save Pande, who resided in Singapore, and took her to Siloam Hospital. However, she was pronounced dead on arrival. “When she arrived at hospital, the doctor declared that she had died,” he added.

    (Read More: The Jakarta Post)