Fastfact 21 March 2012

NCER Confident Of Seeing Double Digit Growth In FDI This Year (Bernama)




MMC-Gamuda wins MRT tunnelling job (Business Times)
Kontrak MRT RM8.2 bilion (Utusan Malaysia)
MMC-Gamuda menang bida projek MRT (Berita Harian)




Vehicle sales rebound in February (The Sun Daily)
American Retailers Impressed With Malaysian Processed Food (Bernama)
Naza invests RM30mil in automated assembly line (The Star Online)
Naza guna robot pasang 'Peugeot T73' ( (Utusan Malaysia)
Jotun expects turnover to hit RM425m this year (Business Times)




Size of MRT tunnelling award exceeds analyst expectations (The Malaysian Insider)
PM sparked MAS-AirAsia deal, not the cuts, says Maseu chief (The Malaysian Insider)
Investigation into MAS share issue not influenced by anyone (The Sun Daily)




MIGHT-y good prospects for biomass (Business Times)




Banking set to shift into lower gear (Business Times)
Malaysia Feb CPI may ease further amid lower food prices (Business Times)
Kerajaan pastikan program RMK-10 terlaksana (Utusan Malaysia)
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) says ringgit to outperform this year (The Sun Daily)
Nilai ringgit dijangka terus mengukuh: RBS (Berita Harian)
Bank Islam sees less robust profit growth this year (The Star Online)
Bank Islam tidak terjejas(Utusan Malaysia)
Rundingan ambil alih selesai tahun ini – Bank Islam (Harian Metro)
Bank Islam lancar talian atasi rasuah(Harian Metro)
Maybank sets sights on Myanmar (Business Times)
Maybank akan lebar sayap ke Myanmar (Utusan Malaysia)
Maybank sees 20% growth in fund transfer (The Star Online)
M&A Securities reiterates 'buy' call on Maybank (Business Times)
UOB expects 40% increase in assets under management to RM22bil (The Star Online)
Minimum downpayment on loans will impact CIMB, Maybank in Indonesia (The Star Online)
Hurdle for CIMB It may face problem in retaining RBS staff after acquisitions (The Star Online)
Redevelopment plan for Angkasapuri to cost an initial RM860m (The Sun Daily)
Sime Darby plans to expand healthcare business in Indonesia (The Malay Mail)
Sime Darby tambah hospital (Utusan Malaysia)
Sektor perubatan jangka jana RM35.3b ( (Harian Metro)
KeyWest: Terms with PT Formasi not finalized (Business Times)




Mesir pinjam IMF AS$3.2 bilion tingkat ekonomi (Berita Harian)
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) shutting down some Asian units, 70 people hit (The Malaysian Insider)
Deutsche Bank Asia-Pac investment bank head quits (The Malaysian Insider)
IATA cuts airline profit forecast due to oil price (The Malaysian Insider)
IATA: Airlines face bankruptcy if fuel price reaches US$150 (The Malay Mail)
India wants airlinesto boycott EU scheme (Business Times)
US housing starts dip in Feb, but permits rise (Business Times)
Creditors fear Greece may need more loans (Business Times)
China: Conditions ripe to liberalise interest rates (Business Times)

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