News Bits | 12 Sept 2012

Reports

§  Newz Bits [download report]

 

Malaysian news

§  IJM Land: Enters property JV in Kerinchi/Pantai Dalam corridor

§  Tenaga: Changes on gas pricing mechanism neutral; bidding for more jobs

§  AirAsia: Malindo no threat to AirAsia

§  Boustead: Gets RM70m Mindef contract

§  Berjaya Corp: Mazda in tie-up

§  Glenealy: Shareholders will get special dividend of 52.75 sen

§  Crest Builder: To commence flagship projects in 2013

§  Construction: Wish list for construction sector

§  Insurance: AIA leads race to buy ING assets in Malaysia and Thailand

§  Economy: Government set to lower budget deficit figure

 

Global news

§  US: Job openings decreased in July as hiring cooled

§  US: Small business optimism rises from a nine-month low

§  US: Trade gap widens as exports start to wane

§  Europe: Dutch campaign ends with Liberals-Labor race even

§  Europe: EU recruits ECB to lead national regulators in bank-crisis fight

§  China: New yuan loans exceed forecasts after rate reductions

§  China: Wen signals China has ample policy room to meet growth target

 

 

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