Centre allows mills to export 10 lakh tonnes of sugar
Government on Wednesday allowed private sugar mills to undertake exports of up to 10 lakh tonnes of sugar and announced levy exemption on the exported quantity in an effort to bring down the huge stocks of the commodity in the domestic market.

Oil stabilises after attack of Opec jitters
World oil markets recovered some of their poise on Tuesday after conflicting policy statements by dominant Opec power Saudi Arabia scared prices lower on Monday.

Thailand's sugar industry runs on debt treadmill
Thailand is on a sugar production treadmill as deeply indebted mills and exporters churn the oversupplied commodity out to keep up payments to banks which cannot afford to let the industry collapse.


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