. Nonetheless, the business sector remained challenged by new modes of competition, the broader marketplace amid the advancing digital age, regulatory changes, the rapid pace of technological advancement and fast

strong across-the-board growth. The business sector remained challenged by new modes of competition amid the advancing digital age and the rapid pace of technological advancement, together with the

$/BBL, supported by arbitrages made from the Asian region to the European side is still feasible even with freight cost at a high level, but pressured from increased export quotas from China in the third