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Firmer oil prices expected as demand builds and supply curbs persist

Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already being pressured by military conflicts, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.A survey of 46 economists and analysts forecast that Brent crude LCOc1 would...

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Janata Bank Independence Officer Parishad feed destitute

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Janata Bank Independence Officers Parishad distributed Iftar items among destitute people at the bank's head office premises in the capital on Wednesday. President of the organization Mohammad Mehedi Hasan presided over and General Secretary Md Yeasin conducted the event. Awami League...

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Malaysia to request additional 500,000 tonnes of white rice from India

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 28 (Reuters): Malaysia will submit an request to India to procure an additional 500,000 metric tons of white rice, its agriculture minister said.The request would be in addition to the 170,000 tons of white rice India has previously allocated to Malaysia for the year. India, the world's...

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US orders energy firms to cut down natural gas waste

WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (AFP): The United States updated rules Wednesday which it said would reduce the waste of natural gas, citing economic and environmental motives for the move.The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said modernizing the more than 40-year-old regulations would hold gas and oil companies accountable to avoid wasteful...

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Gold heads for best month in more than one year

LONDON, Mar 28 (Reuters): Gold rose on Thursday, bound for its biggest monthly rise since November 2022 after a blistering rally fuelled by bets for US interest rate cuts, strong safe-haven demand and central bank buying.Spot gold was up 0.8 per cent at $2,212.47 per ounce, as of 1059 GMT,...

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Vietnam's fruit, vegetable export revenue exceeds $1b in Q1

HANOI, Mar 28 (Xinhua): Vietnam's fruit and vegetable export revenue hit 1.25 billion US dollars in the first three months of this year, which is the first time the value exceeded 1 billion dollars right in the first quarter, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the General Department of Vietnam...

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