The outlook for oil demand growth in 2019 has dimmed due to worsening prospects for world trade, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, although stimulus packages and developing countries should boost growth going into 2020. SEE MORE US polyether polyol prices were assessed 3 cents/lb ($66/tonne) higher, tracking rising propylene feedstock costs. SEE MORE Global crude demand is expected to rally slightly from the sluggish level seen so far in 2019 in the second half of the year, with projected stronger demand from the Americas expected to offset contracting consumption in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, OPEC said on Thursday. SEE MORE The current trends in global energy demand growth and consumption are not sustainable, and continue to push away from carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction targets necessary to meet the Paris Accord commitments, the CEO at UK's energy major BP said on Tuesday. SEE MORE Credit institutions have handled an average of VND5.8 trillion (US$251.52 million) per month since the implementation of a National Assembly resolution on the pilot settlement of bad debts began in August 2017, much higher than the figure recorded over the previous five years. SEE MORE