Trade Palm Oil, Not War

Jean-Marc Roda, Economist, The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development

27-Mar-19 07:15

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Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad clarified that Malaysia is not engaging in a trade war with European countries. This comes after the Government started looking for new markets in the Middle East and Africa.

We speak to Jean-Marc Roda, economist at The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), to get clarity on this situation

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