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Malaysia’s CMS enters telecom sector by buying 50% stake of Sacofa for RM187m

PETALING JAYA: Conglomerate Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) is venturing into the telecommunications sector via a 50% stake in Sacofa...

Malaysia’s Faber wins contracts worth RM3b

PETALING JAYA: Integrated facilities management provider Faber Group Bhd has finally announced the value of the contracts it received recently....

Decline in export orders: Singapore’s factory orders contract for fourth straight month in March

SINGAPORE: Manufacturing still seems to be stuck in the doldrums, and it could well have dragged down economic growth in...

ExxonMobil starts building of new 84mw plant to boost energy efficiency of Singapore refinery

SINGAPORE: Exxonmobil said here the other day that it has started the construction of a new 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at...

China enhance integrated regional Customs clearance to facilitate trade

CHANGCHUN: Two more regions in China will have unified customs clearance starting May 1 in a move to facilitate trade...

Finland’s Kotka development can create 700 permanent jobs

HELSINKI: A group of international businessmen are about to transform the Port of HaminaKotka into a shopping paradise for passengers...

Bank cards register decline of 1%, says National Bank of Hungary

BUDAPEST: The bank cards issued in Hungary saw a 1% decline in a year, with debit cards accounting for 84%...

Bank of Spain projects 2.8% growth for 2015

MADRID: The Bank of Spain said that Spain’s economy accelerated in the first three months of 2015 due to higher...

Jordan’s Response Plan needs $3 billion for Syria crisis

AMMAN: Jordan has appealed to the world donors to finance the Jordan Response Plan (JRP) 2015 for the Syrian crisis,...

Polish new car registrations fall 4% to 38,355 in March

WARSAW: The research institute SAMAR stated that Polish new car registrations fell 4% to 38,355 for a second straight month...

China New Energy projects in Hungary and Thailand proceeding well

BANGKOK: China New Energy reports that its projects in Hungary and Thailand are proceeding well. Viscont has informed CNE that...

Bayleys joins Air New Zealand Airpoints programme

WELLINGTON: Real estate firm Bayleys joined Air New Zealand Airpoints programme and the airline is on the lookout for more...

Vietnam may offer 100% foreign ownership in several fields

HANOI: “We will give clear answers to the questions about the ceiling foreign ownership ratio adjustment in some months,” ThoiBaoKinhTeSaiGon quoted...

Chinese rice importers to pay $70-80 per tonne more in taxes and fees to Vietnam

HANOI: Chinese businesses that import Vietnam’s rice across the border can make fat profits. If they import rice through official...

Malaysia’s Telecom sector can charge 6% GST with added air time: Customs

PUTRAJAYA: Telecommunication companies are allowed to impose the 6% Goods and Services Tax on the prepaid top-up in lieu of...

Port Varna to invest BGN 6.5m in infrastructure

MOSCOW: A total of BGN 6 million is to be invested in infrastructure, despite the fact that this is mainly...

Bulgarian Interior Ministry arrests customs officers on smuggling charges