Fastfact 17 January 2012

Swiftlet nest exporters must obtain three quality certifications to enter China market (The Malaysia SMEs Online)
Melaka abolishes 5 percent heritage charge, replaces it with RM2 charge (The Malaysia SMEs Online)
Usaha bantu si miskin, rangsang ekonomi(Utusan Malaysia)




Gamuda in discussion with banks to fund its potential projects(The Star Online)




Sasar RM400,000(Harian metro)




IOI subsidiary bids RM988mil for land to build high-rise public housing(The Star Online)




Palm oil exports hit record high of RM80.4b(Business Times)
Eksport minyak sawit diunjur berkembang lima peratus(Utusan Malaysia)




Iskandar set to reach tipping point(The Star Online)
Work on KB Sentral project to take off in June(Business Times)
Gurney Paragon set to welcome RM35m F&B investments(Business Times)




Third terminal necessary, says Glenn Marine CEO(The Star Online)
Samsung wins US$2.3b LNG job(The Star Online)
Kontena kendalian Westports meningkat(Utusan Malaysia)




Sentoria naik taraf taman tema(Berita Harian)




Private investments poised to breach last year’s target RM83bil(The Star Online)
Pelaburan swasta dijangka lepasi sasaran RM83 bilion(Utusan Malaysia)
Private investments for 2011 may exceed RM90b(Business Times)
New air charter carrier buys first aircraft, to expand into cargo soon(The Star Online)
Malaysia's growth this year will be volatile, says bank(The Star Online)
StanChart: Malaysia economy needs domestic push(Business Times)
Eaglexpress to spend US$400m on aircraft(Business Times)
Eaglexpress labur RM600j beli 8 pesawat(Harian metro)
CIMB sets up Islamic funds platform in Ireland(Business Times)
Buka di Ireland(Harian metro)
Petronas, Shell ink new deals to extend Malaysia’s oil reserves (The Malaysian Insider)
New tech to generate US$12b in oil income, says PM (The Malaysian Insider)
Buka kedai mini Jusco(Harian metro)
Petronas sasar 1,000 stesen minyak(Utusan Malaysia)




Australia inflation gauge benign, flags lower rates(The Star Online)
Manila sees inflation, growth risks from Iran and Europe(The Star Online)
Help Middle Eastern investors understand Asian sukuk(Business Times)
Terbitan sukuk global RM132 bilion(Utusan Malaysia)
S&P downgrades euro zone’s EFSF bailout fund (The Malaysian Insider)
Euro kekal mata wang global(Berita Harian)

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