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Nazir, Faizal voted Malaysia’s best CEO, CFO
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 —CIMB Group’s Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Nazir Razak was voted “Best CEO” in Malaysia, while Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s chief financial officer Faizal Mansor, was named “Best CFO” in FinanceAsia’s 13th annual poll of Asia’s top companies.
According to FinanceAsia, the results are based on tallied votes ... Read More
A girl holds up a sign during a protest against US-based Monsanto Co and genetically modified organisms in New York May 26, 2013. — Reuters pic
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India’s Jet Airways, SpiceJet report quarterly losses
NEW DELHI, May 26 — India’s Jet Airways and its smaller rival SpiceJet reported quarterly losses on Friday as fare increases were not sufficient to cover high costs of operations.Jet, which has agreed to ... Read More
Large US retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees
NEW YORK, May 26 — A group of US retailers, including Macy’s Inc and Corp, sued Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed US$7.2 billion (RM22 billion) settlement reached last ... Read More
Chinese Premier criticises EU move on trade measures
SHANGHAI, May 25 — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticised the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose ... Read More
AirAsia still wants jets after record orders
MONACO, May 25 — AirAsia, which smashed order records for Airbus jets to become Asia’s largest budget carrier, could buy another 50 planes as it targets aggressive expansion in India, Chief Executive Tony ... Read More
EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment
BRUSSELS, May 25 — European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face and finding solutions will be a top priority for the coming ... Read More
IMF’s Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
PARIS, May 25 — French magistrates decided last night not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a €285-million (RM1.1 billion) arbitration payment made to a ... Read More
Tiger Global invests US$50m in Automattic’s WordPress.Com
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 — Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a US$50 million (RM151 million) investment from hedge fund and private-equity investor Tiger Global ... Read More
Investors look for signs in Wall Street’s rally break
NEW YORK, May 25 — The US stock market’s break in its recent rally this week left investors wondering if they’re seeing a turning point or just a blip in the upward path.Next week could make it harder to ... Read More
News Corp to take charge of up to US$1.4b this quarter
NEW YORK, May 25 — News Corp said today it will write down the value of its Australian and US publishing assets by up to US$1.4 billion (RM4.2 billion), as the company prepares to split its business ... Read More
NextGen ePerolehan to be implemented in 2015
PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The new version of the government procurement system, NextGen ePerolehan, is 20 per cent ready and will be implemented in 2015 in an effort to improve the Federal government’s delivery ... Read More
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