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KL reviewing trade with EU after move to limit palm oil use: report

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Published Sun, Jan 28, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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MALAYSIA is reviewing its trade with the European Union (EU) following the bloc's move to back a ban on using palm oil to make biofuels, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was reported as saying on Sunday.

European lawmakers approved draft measures this month to reform the power market there and reduce energy consumption to meet more ambitious climate goals.

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