Fastfact 29 February 2012

BSN pikat 32,000 pelanggan (Harian Metro)




Honda Malaysia invests RM40.1Million in Pegoh Centre (Bernama)




Emkay's development of Cyberjaya enters phase 3 (Business Times)
Fasa ketiga Cyberjaya bermula – Emkay (Utusan Malaysia)
Emkay sasar miliki tujuh bangunan di Malaysia (Utusan Malaysia)
IProperty’s Malaysia 2011 revenue up 98% (Bernama)
UEM land records RM140.5m in 4Q earnings, unbilled sales of RM1.85b (The Edge Malaysia)




Pasdec, ECERDC, Biotechcorp to jointly develop gelatine plant (The Sun Daily)
Bangun kilang gelatin halal - ECERDC (Harian Metro)




Higher exports, price see oldtown4q net profit at 11.6m (The Edge Malaysia)
MTIB targets RM53 Billion Exports of timber, timber products in 2020 (Bernama)




Be creative, Dompok tells furniture makers (Business Times)




GCR: Rahsia kelebihan utama Malaysia (Utusan Malaysia)
Keperluan tenaga negara meningkat dua kali ganda menjelang 2030 (Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysian oil&Gas likely to see upswing in 5 years – Idris Jala (Bernama)
Oil & gas sector to remain key pillar of economy (Business Times)
Penurunan pengeluaran minyak, gas diatasi dalam 2 tahun (Utusan Malaysia)
Bond issuance to hit RM85b in 2012 (The Sun Daily)
ECER attracts over RM9b investments in Q1 (the Malay Mail)
Amanah Ikhtiar aims to disburse RM2.1 Billion in Loans this year (Bernama)
AIM rancang wujud koperasi di setiap cawangan (Utusan Malaysia)
RHB to wrap up OSK, Bank Mestika acquisitions (The Sun Daily)
Sohail Niazi appointed acting Elaf Bank CEO (The Sun Daily)
OCBC Bank extends ringgit loan scheme to Perth (The Sun Daily)
Bank Islam posts full-year pre-tax profit of RM470.1m (Business Times)
Bank Islam untung RM470 juta (Utusan Malaysia)
e-payment ikut telefon bimbit, tablet akhir tahun ini (Utusan Malaysia)
Overcapacity, falling rates hit Maybulk Q4 net profit (The Star Online)




Opportune time to secure financing deals (The Star Online)
Slow India Q4 growth expected (The Star Online)
Euro pins hopes on ECB, dollar eyes Bernanke (The Malaysian Insider)
ECB cash injection boosts European shares (The Malaysian Insider)
ECB suspends accepting Greek bonds as collateral (Business Times)
HSBC says it may face criminal charges for transactions (the Malaysian Insider)
Singapore 2010 international trade services posts positive growth (Bernama)
Thai floods cut thousands of jobs, put many at risk (The Sun Daily)
Indonesia proposes 33pc rise in fuel price (Business Times)
Bank Rakyat Indonesia's Q4 net drops (Business Times)
China's central bank to pump cash into market if needed (Business Times)

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Fastfact 27 February 2012

BSN rekod transaksi PTC RM2.9j (Harian Metro)




3-21A dijangka lancar Mac (Harian Metro)
Evolusi kereta elektrik i-MiEV (Utusan Malaysia)




Danga gets 14 enquiries from local and foreign investors (The Star Online)
SP Setia’s Aeropod will feature hotels, residential units & railways headquarters (The Star Online)




Credit squeeze forces shipping consolidation (The Sun Daily)
Malaysia tawar khidmat pelabuhan kapal ke kapal (Utusan Malaysia)




Foreigners may turn to Iskandar Malaysia following Singapore’s ABSD Rulling (Bernama)
PKNS tingkat nilai projek kepada RM20b (Harian Metro)




Medical tourism in the pink of health (Business Times)




Malaysian exports to pick up in the second half (Business Times)




Bosch seeks cost-saving technology to produce solar panels
Kerjasama bangun rumbia Sarawak (The Star Online)




Transformasi urus niaga khidmat kereta api (Berita Harian)




BNM says lending guidelines stay (The Sun Daily)
BNM: Salah faham garis panduan di peringkat bank (Utusan Malaysia)
PEDA bincang kaedah penjualan kereta lebih murah (Berita Harian)
StanChart unfazed by Bank Negara's new guidelines (Business Times)




Enough liquidity in M'sia to meet needs (The Star Online)
Istanbul chamber to help Malaysians invest in Turkey (Business Times)
RHBCap, OSK to announce merger this week (The Sun Daily)
Maybank IB to issue eight new call warrants (The Star Online)
Sabah determined to ensure its economy grows to 5% this year (Bernama)




ECB prepares to open liquidity floodgates again (Business Times)
Abu Dhabi's Taqa raises US$215m from ringgit sukuk (Business Times)
Global rating agency downgrades three Aussie banks (The Sun Daily)
Greece sets bank recap via common shares with restrictions (The Malaysian Insider)
Thai central bank expects capital outflow plan in Q2 (The Malaysian Insider)
G20 plans US$1.95 tril global rescue package (Business Times)
Oil prices held near a 10month high in early Asian trade Monday (The Star Online)

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Fastfact 24 Februari 2012

BSN rewards customers (The Malay Mail)




Insentif, faedah baharu – MITI (Utusan Malaysia)
Miti cadang pinda akta pelaburan (Harian metro)




New management at Proton after March, says Dr M (The Malaysian Insider)
Nissan panggil 250,000 kereta bermasalah (Berita Harian)




Industri OSV tempatan terancam (Utusan Malaysia)
T.A.G. to spend RM40m on expansion (Business Times)




Tambun to lunch projects worth RM570 Million (Bernama)
'Genuine' buyers to drive sales at SP Setia (The Sun Daily)
SP Setia eyes RM60b in development value (Business Times)
Kediaman mewah RM735j di BGRC (Utusan Malaysia)




Malaysian healthcare equipment sector set to boom (Business Times)




FTA Malaysia-Chile dilaksana esok (Utusan Malaysia)




Malaysia reform plan seen boosting energy, construction firms (The Malaysian Insider)
Another RM604m jobs from Vale for local contractors (The Sun Daily)
TBEI lantik konsortium bina loji tenaga RM5 bilion di Johor (Berita Harian)




Felda reaffirms commitment to place strong emphasis on non-farm activities (Bernama)




Confusion over new lending guidelines (The Sun Daily)
BNM tunggu maklum balas Bestino (Harian metro)




Tidak senaraikan FGVH jika benar rugikan peneroka Felda – DR Mahathir (Utusan Malaysia)
Takaful Malaysia untung lebih RM100j (Harian metro)
Maybank net profit climbs 15% in 3 months ended Dec 31 (The Sun Daily)
Laba bersih Maybank naik 20 peratus (Utusan Malaysia)
CIMB appoints Japanese as director (The Sun Daily)
All private investors have equal access to incentives (Business Times)




Singapore Inflation to 4.8% Y-O-Y in Jan 2012 (Bernama)
Bisnes Dunia: China diramal hadapi krisis ekonomi 2030 (Berita Harian)
HSBC pulls out of retail banking in Japan (The Star Online)
Manufacturing sentiment in Japan slides to lowest since aftermath of quake (The Star Online)
IMF identifying its contribution to Greece (The Star Online)
US hopeful but wary on EU progress (The Star Online)
US jobless claims hold steady at 4-year low (Business Times)
Commerzbank to beef up capital as profits slashed (The Star Online)
Crisis blow for Credit Agricole (The Star Online)

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Fastfact 22 Februari 2012

Malaysia hab Nissan pasang enjin teknologi hijau(Berita Harian)
Sasar jual 100,000 telefon buatan tempatan(Utusan Malaysia)




Westports plans RM3.2bil investment(The Star Online)
Malaysia Marine posts RM202m nine-month net profit(Business Times)




Arab Countries seriously looking at investing in Malaysia(Bernama)
Dagangan negara Arab meningkat RM53.2b(Berita Harian)




Five to invest RM2.5 billion(The Sun Daily)




Proton dealers want loan guideline review(The Sun Daily)
PEDA mahu bentuk gabungan bantah garis panduan BNM(Utusan Malaysia)
BNM beri masa 6 bulan ubah suai mesin(Utusan Malaysia)
Jualan kereta PROTON merosot(Berita Harian)
Jualan kereta terjejas teruk(Harian Metro)




Tiada pekerja Malaysia dibuang – Panasonic(Utusan Malaysia)
'Malaysia to continue to attract good investments'(Business Times)
Malaysia’s realized private investments to hit RM110 Billion in 2012(Bernama)
Sasar RM110b pelaburan(Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysia January inflation to ease(Business Times)
Malaysia di landasan capai sasaran ETP(Berita Harian)
AmBank issues 6 call warrants(The Sun Daily)
AIBIM denies allegation that Islamic Banking reaps excessive profits(Bernama)
Hanya salah faham – PIPIM(Utusan Malaysia)
Maybank IB sets sights on big IPOs(Business Times)
6 to 8 more IPOs for Maybank IB this year(The Sun Daily)
Maybank investment in talks with companies for possible IPO this year(Bernama)
Foreign direct investments hit RM33bil, surpassing pre-crisis level(The Star Online)
Scomi notches milestone in India monorail project(Business Times)
Scomi: Larian monorel di India Berjaya(Utusan Malaysia)
Takaful Ikhlas raih 2 anugerah antarabangsa(Utusan Malaysia)
Muamalat di Temerloh(Harian Metro)




China home prices fall in January(The Star Online)
Symphony hitting all the right notes(Business Times)
Elderly not ready to leave flats for bonus – Singapore(The Star Online)
S’pore house prices to drop in next 6 months(The Star Online)
Bondholders set for loss(The Star Online)
HSBC in £4bil SME trade financing boost(The Star Online)
Eurozone study says Greek debt can easily derail again(The Star Online)
India data shows price pressures moderating(Business Times)
Singapore minister urges G-20 to work with IMF to help end Eurozone crisis(Bernama)
Wall St loses steam after Dow crosses 13,000(The Malaysian Insider)

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Fastfact 21 Februari 2012

PROTON perkenal model baru(Berita Harian)
Jan car sales drop 25%: MAA(The Sun Daily)
Jualan kenderaan bermotor turun 25%(Harian Metro)
TIM labur RM400 juta proses pasir silika(Harian Metro)
Silterra aims to grow in step with industry(Business Times)
Mimos meterai kerjasama(Utusan Malaysia)
UMW Toyota may consider making hybrid car parts in Malaysia(Business Times)
Sasar jual 5,000 kereta hybrid(Berita Harian)




1MDB: Bandar Malaysia project on track(The Sun Daily)
Iskandar waterfront zones open to investors(Business Times)
Khazanah labur RM11 juta di Georgetown(Utusan Malaysia)




KSL’s Ku wants to sell his Ulu Tiram oil palm estate(The Star Online)
Compugates plants seeds of growth with timber foray(Business Times)
Palm oil price hits 8-month high(The Star Online)




Blue Archipelago prepares to export prawns to EU(Bernama)




Tax spotlight on green building materials(The Star Online)
Cukai binaan hijau dikurangkan(Utusan Malaysia)
Sunny days for Flextronics' solar business(Business Times)
Ministries to come under the spotlight(Business Times)




Demand for luxury houses seen to be flattish(The Star Online)
Hartanah: Kenaikan harga jadi kebimbangan(Utusan Malaysia)




Tourism spending hits RM41.9b(Business Times)




CIMB's new product offers Aussie dollar 5% p.a. guaranteed returns(The Sun Daily)
KWSP harus dipuji(Utusan Malaysia)
Unit Perancang Ekonomi (UPE) distruktur semula(Utusan Malaysia)
Upcoming company earnings may set tone for M'sian market(The Star Online)
Trade mission to Thailand, Myanmar(Business Times)
Mustapa bakal ketuai misi perdagangan ke Thailand, Myanmar(Utusan Malaysia)
Affin catat prestasi terbaik(Utusan Malaysia)




Singapore’s Investment outflow enjoys strong Growth in 2011(Bernama)
Singapore seeks gold hub status(The Star Online)
Singapore seeks gold hub status with tax-free bullion(The Malaysian Insider)
S&P warns Japan on debt(Business Times)
Japan registers record deficit in January (Aljazeera)
Record trade deficit in January(Business Times)
Ekonomi Thailand menguncup(Berita Harian)
Bank Greece bakal terima tambahan 130 bilion euro(Berita Harian)

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Fastfact 20 Februari 2012

BSN jadi perintis(Utusan Malaysia)




PNS sasar latih 10,000 usahawan (Berita Harian)
Peluang cuba sektor francais(Harian Metro)




1MDB: Bandar Malaysia project on track(The Sun Daily)




Harga minyak sawit mentah kukuh(Harian Metro)




Perodua eyes 11,000 export figure(Business Times)
PERODUA tingkat eksport sehingga 11,000 unit(Berita Harian)
Eksport teknologi(Harian Metro)




Petronas Chemicals upbeat(Business Times)




UK envoy: Property sale should be sealed by year-end(Business Times)




Banks get cautious in lending and pricing(The Star Online)
EPF declares 6% dividend for 2011, highest in 10 years(The Edge Malaysia)
Dividen KWSP cermin ekonomi(Harian Metro)
Cooperation needed to fight insurance fraud(The Sun Daily)
MAA, Malaysia's king of insurance, bows out(Business Times)
Tune Money tawar takaful(Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysia will retain growth momentum this year, says NCCIM(Bernama)
Effective Tax system helped reduce deficit, says Minister(Bernama)
Cyberjaya selected as one of Japan’s Futurecities(Bernama)
Cyberjaya gets Japan invite(Business Times)
Cyberjaya dipilih bandar masa depan(Berita Harian)
Revised Malaysia auto policy rollout in two months(Business Times)




Tiada monopoli tidak jejaskan syarikat Malaysia - dasar baharu francais Indonesia(Utusan Malaysia)
China banks’ 2011 profits hit new high, growth slow(The Edge Malaysia)
Record profits China banks’(Business Times)
Myanmar’s new dawn(The Star Online)
US backs new IMF loan to Greece (The Malay Mail)
Japan, China to coordinate on IMF efforts on euro zone(The Malaysian Insider)
Japan, China to help Europe through IMF(Business Times)
China to crank up credit as lending, economy slow(The Malaysian Insider)
China carmakers return to Europe(Business Times)
Italian police seize US$6 trillion of fake US bonds(The Malaysian Insider)
Global shares likely to remain up, says Economist(Bernama)
Sektor penerbangan Asia Pasifik kukuh(Harian Metro)

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