6 Jan 2012 - 1:59pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Divestments in the government-linked companies (GLCs) are expected to be on high gear this year, with three of them expected to go for listing and some up for grabs via outright sales. Felda Global Ventures Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and Parkway Pantai are among the names that are going to rock Bursa Malaysia this year, aside from the sale...
5 Jan 2012 - 4:55pm
KUALA LUMPUR: In his latest post, blogger Big Dog seems to suggest that an on-going defamation case will provide insights into the controversial merger between Avenue Resources Bhd and ECM Libra.
Big Dog wrote on January 4 that it had been six years since the controversial merger took place during Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's tenure as Prime...
5 Jan 2012 - 4:31pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's total industry volume (TIV) is expected to increase by 1.2 per cent to 612,000 units this year from an estimated 605,000 units last year despite uncertain global economic outlook, limited new mass market models and concerns on loan approval. Frost & Sullivan partner & head of the automotive & transportation...
4 Jan 2012 - 2:54pm
KUALA LUMPUR: With many of Malaysia's economic sectors having performed solidly over the past 12 months, the country is poised for another strong performance this year, says Oxford Business Group (OBG), a global publishing and consultancy company. Though final figures have yet to be issued, OBG said it was expected that the Malaysian economy would...
3 Jan 2012 - 11:33am
MADRID, January 3, 2012 (AFP) - Spanish retailers are offering deep discounts in their post-Christmas sales to try to get cash-strapped shoppers to open their wallets as a sharp economic downturn drags painfully on.
Shoppers packed into an outlet of Spanish clothing store Blanco in central Madrid on Monday, the first day of the official...
