A conflict that’s set to hurt margins


THE pressure on oil markets is off – for now – thanks to the two‑week ceasefire between Iran and the United States.

But even if the truce holds, the conflict that erupted on Feb 28 has already driven up logistics costs and created shortages of imported raw materials, meaning Malaysian companies cannot simply return to business as usual.

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