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TEXT-Malaysia c.bank leaves key rate unchanged
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Following is the full text of Malaysia's central bank which left interest rates unchanged at 2.00 percent on Tuesday. [ID:nKLA010490]
Malaysia to introduce value added tax "very gently"
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Malaysia's government will introduce a bill to bring in a goods and services tax in the current sitting of parliament that ends on Dec. 15, the prime minister said.
Malaysia to sell 3 bln rgt bonds due 2013 - c.bank
Reuters - Monday, November 23
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia will sell 3 billion ringgit ($886.5 million) of government bonds on Nov. 30, the central bank said late on Friday.
AirAsia to tap Southeast Asian capital market
AFP - Sunday, November 22
Southeast Asia's biggest budget carrier AirAsia plans to list on the Thai and Indonesian stock exchanges in a bid to tap the region's capital markets despite a turbulent year for airlines.
Malaysia issues China's ICBC local banking licence
AFP - Saturday, November 21
Malaysia's finance ministry has issued a commercial banking licence to China's largest bank, the country's central bank announced Friday.
Malaysia Q3 GDP shrinks less than f'cast, CPI benign
Reuters - Saturday, November 21
* Q3 GDP <MYGDP=ECI> down 1.2 pct vs yr ago
Malaysia's Maxis returns to bourse with IPO
AFP - Friday, November 20
Malaysia's top mobile operator, Maxis, made a strong return to the bourse Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest ever IPO worth 3.3 billion dollars.
Malaysia's Maxis debuts at 9.2 pct premium in IPO
AFP - Thursday, November 19
Maxis, Malaysia's top mobile operator, debuted at a 9.2 percent premium on its reference price of 5.00 ringgit (1.49 dollars) Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest ever IPO.
Malaysia says US will abandon trade pact negotiations
AFP - Thursday, November 19
Malaysia said Wednesday that Washington had indicated it will abandon a bilateral free-trade deal under negotiation since 2006, and will instead work towards a regional trade pact.
Malaysia has lost edge as low-cost producer-W.Bank
Reuters - Thursday, November 19
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Malaysia to revise fuel subsidy from Q2 2010
Reuters - Friday, November 13
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Malaysia c.bank policy to focus on growth - governor
Reuters - Friday, November 13
SINGAPORE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Malaysian monetary policy will remain focused on domestic growth, central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on Friday.
Malaysia's 2010 GDP to be revised upwards-paper
Reuters - Friday, November 13
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's gross domestic product is expected to be revised upward next year from the 2 to 3 percent that was projected earlier, Second Finance Minister Husni Hanadzlah said according to The Star newspaper.
China signs deals, eyes Malaysia's palm oil, timber
AFP - Thursday, November 12
China's President Hu Jintao presided over the signing of a raft of deals with Malaysia Wednesday and indicated an interest in its vast palm oil and timber sectors.
China's Hu to arrive in Malaysia before APEC summit
AFP - Tuesday, November 10
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Malaysia on Tuesday, in his first round of regional diplomacy before heading to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in neighbouring Singapore.
Malaysia says Airbus A400M delivery to be delayed
AFP - Friday, November 6
Malaysia's order for four Airbus A400M military planes will proceed but delivery will be delayed by at least three years to 2016, a senior official said Friday.
US slaps sanctions on Malaysian branch of Iran's Bank Mellat
AFP - Friday, November 6
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, which Washington says helps finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.