Fastfact 19 March 2012

ASLI - GM Establshes Foothold In Uzbekistan (Exim Bank)(Bernama)




Adopt Franchise Business Model, Would-be Entrepreneurs Told (Bernama)
10.7 Per Cent Of Firms Listed On Bursa Malaysia Bumiputera-Owned (Bernama)
Staying ahead of the competition (Business Times)
MFA galak usahawan muda ceburi francais (Harian metro)




Perodua to revive used-car business by June (The Sun Daily)
Proton's Campro CFE engine designed to meet global export standards (The Sun Daily)
Campro CFE engine designed to meet needs of target markets (Business Times)
Enjin CFE Campro penuhi piawaian (Berita Harian)
Proton targets 4,000 units monthly sales for P3-21A (The Malay Mail)
Unjur jual 4,000 unit P3-21A sebulan (Harian metro)
Change of guard at Proton this week (Business Times)
Good things in store for Proton (The Star Online)
911: Keindahan sebuah mesin – Sime Darby (Utusan Malaysia)
RM450m Flexys expansion (Business Times)
'Look East Policy' still relevant (Business Times)
Life insurance industry to grow by between 7% and 10% (The Star Online)




Banking, O&G, plantation and construction sectors to benefit (The Sun Daily)




EPMB buys Maju highway for RM1.7b (The Sun Daily)
EPMB ambil alih MESB (Harian metro)
'A330 conversion plan will not hurt value' (Business Times)
Terlalu awal hukum kerjasama MAS, AirAsia (transportation)




PKNS expects RM800m sales this year (The Sun Daily)
PKNS to inject some assets into REIT (Business Times)
RM500m 'Little Japan' township planned in JB (The Malay Mail)
Perbandaran baru Jepun di Johor (Berita Harian)
Naim gets final package worth RM19m of Bengoh dam project (The Star Online)
Household appliances producers are expanding product range (The Star Online)
Retail sector faces rising costs and prudent spending by consumers (The Star Online)
Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits (The Star Online)
Selangor buys compactors to rent to waste contractors (The Star Online)




MDeC eyes RM2b investments for ICT service sector (The Malay Mail)
Pelaburan ICT Malaysia terus kukuh (Utusan Malaysia)
MIGHT Partners Graduates With Industry On High-tech Jobs Programme (Bernama)
Study: Malaysia must move up the value chain (Business Times)




Malaysian maritime firms rake in US$5m potential sales (Business Times)
Maersk gloomy on container shipping outlook (Business Times)




Boustead to sell Sumatra plantation, focus on Malaysia (Business Times)




Why Malaysia won’t go bankrupt (The Star Online)
3,000 peluang kerja dicipta (Utusan Malaysia)
Khazanah buys Sri Lankan John Keells stake for RM366m (The Malaysian Insider)
Khazanah melabur di Sri Lanka (Utusan Malaysia)
Khazanah sertai JKH (Harian metro)
Nadzmi leaves Proton (The Sun Daily)
MCMC: No such memo - 6% tax on prepaid phone subscribers (The Sun Daily)
MCMC: No prepaid tax yet (The Malay Mail)
TM expects lower capex for HSBB (Business Times)
TM maju sistem kabel gentian optik dasar laut kedua (Berita Harian)
TM labur RM1 bilion untuk UniFi (Utusan Malaysia)
Time frame set for renewable energy to impact electricity supply (The Star Online)
Germany's Infineon says it is in 'right market' in Malaysia (Business Times)
YTL bida hotel RM1.3b di Australia (Berita Harian)
Sentiasa intai peluang - KPJ Health Care Berhad (Harian metro)




Stiffer tests for Indonesia’s developers (The Star Online)
Signs of trouble in China's soaring skyline? (Aljazeera)
China home prices fall for fifth straight month (The Malaysian Insider)
Yen hits five-month lows on euro; dollar steady (The Malaysian Insider)
China 'cannot delay tough economic reforms' (Business Times)
China must reform now (The Star Online)
East Asia may double size of currency volatility fund, WSJ says (The Malaysian Insider)
Asian nations to double currency swap deal (Business Times)
Global economy on recovery path, risks remain, says IMF’s Lagarde (The Malaysian Insider)
IMF chief: Global economy on the mend, risks remain (Business Times)
Indian media slams 'zero risk' budget (The Sun Daily)
ICAO official tells of 'very difficult' undertaking (Business Times)
UK braced for more austerity in budget (The Star Online)

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