Fastfact 23 March 2012

Exim Bank Targets RM1 Million (Bernama)
Exim Bank To Introduce Domestic Trade Insurance (Bernama)
4-5 % growth good, says Awang Adek (The Sun Daily)




TM targets 10pc increase in SME customers (Business Times)
Pelanggan PKS tumbuh 10 peratus (Utusan Malaysia)
Malaysian Businessmen Get Libyan Invite To Participate In SME Sector (Bernama)




Sporty features to drive all-new BMW 3 Series (Business Times)
Perodua sticks to 188,000 sales target (The Sun Daily)
Miti: AP Phase-out deadlines stay (The Edge Malaysia)
Pasaran kereta mewah dijangka berkembang (Utusan Malaysia)




Naza TTDI expects RM315m sales at property carnival (Business Times)
Naza TTDI tawar pakej istimewa miliki kediaman (Utusan Malaysia)
'Little Japan' di Malaysia (Utusan Malaysia)




1MBAS seeks ways for all to enjoy biomass benefits (The Star Online)
Oleochem industry fuels growth (Business Times)




Allahyarham Mohd Razif dianugerah Tokoh Takaful 2012 (Berita Harian)
Bank Negara reserves at RM427bil (The Star Online)
Minimum Wage Policy To Have Relatively Marginal Effect On Economy: BNM Assistant Governor (Dr Sukhdave Singh) (Bernama)
Corporate bonds issuance may hit RM80b this year (Business Times)
Malaysian banks continue to record improvement in profits (Business Times)
Moderating trend in bankruptcy cases (Business Times)
Growth forecast for Malaysia realistic: Economist (Business Times)
GDP forecast in line with market consensus (The Star Online)
Cheques still a popular mode of payment (Business Times)
Act to reinforce healthy competitive environment (Business Times)
Islamic banking, takaful nears growth target (Business Times)
New guidelines ensure borrowers do not abuse credit (The Star Online)




Amanah Saham Malaysia unitholders get 6.5 sen dividend (The Malay Mail)
Agihan ASM 6.50 sen seunit (Utusan Malaysia)
SapuraCrest bids for Brazil job (Business Times)
GE and Sabah firm said to be close to RM750mil geothermal plant deal (The Star Online)
M'sian bond market expected to remain volatile throughout the year (The Star Online)
PNB invests RM4.9b in Australia, UK properties (The Malay Mail)
PNB tinjau aset di AS, Jepun, Singapura (Berita Harian)
Selangor MB: More than 182,000 ha in state gazette Malay reserve land (The Edge Malaysia)
PM: Govt will not allow Lynas to operate if evidence shows it’s harmful (The Edge Malaysia)
Berjaya appointed franchise developer for RadioShack in Asean (The Sun Daily)
Berjaya Corp pemegang francais RadioShack (Berita Harian)




Financier Allen Stanford loses bid for new trial(being convicted for running an estimated US$7 billion) (The Malaysian Insider)
IMF: Board review to better represent Asia interest (Business Times)
Asia Business Sentiment Index at highest in a year in first quarter (The Star Online)
Japan logs surprise Feb trade surplus (Business Times)
Japan posts trade surplus on US exports (The Star Online)
HSBC Canada exits consumer finance (Business Times)
Emirates: More carriers will go bust (Business Times)
China manufacturing slows (The Star Online)
NZ economic growth slows (The Star Online)
Ireland officially back in recession (The Star Online)
Holden gets Aussie handout (The Star Online)
Mexico threatens Argentina with WTO on car deal (The Star Online)
India loses US$210bil in coal ‘scams’ (The Star Online)
RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) signs forex swap deal with China(The Star Online)

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