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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-12 08:36 Courts files draft prospectus for Singapore IPO (Interactive Investor)

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SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) – Courts Asia, a furniture and electronics retailer with operations in Singapore and Malaysia, has filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering in Singapore, according to a central bank website. The offer will comprise new and vendor shares. The draft prospectus did not say how much Courts is...
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Asian Stocks Rise on Outlook for Japanese Economy; BHP Declines (Bloomberg)

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March 11 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose, sending the MSCI Asia Pacific Index toward a seven-week high, as speculation Japan’s economy is recovering outweighed concern China will pare back measures that spurred growth. (read here more…) Related items Asian Stocks Fall on China Tightening Concern; Toshiba Declines (Bloomberg) Asian Stocks Fall on Toshiba Forecast, China Tightening Concern (Bloomberg) Asian...
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A look at global economic developments (San Francisco Chronicle)

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A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: ___ BEIJING _ China’s exports surged in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise…. China – People’s Republic of China – Asia – BEIJING – Export (read...
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CapitaMalls Asia eyes Malaysia for expansion (The Edge)

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KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore’s CapitaMalls Asia Ltd, the shopping mall development arm of CapitaLand Ltd, is looking at Malaysia as a key growth area for its retail PROPERTIES business. (read the rest of story…) Related items China property boom ‘not bubble’ (Business Times (Malaysia)) CapitaMalls sells Clarke Quay to REIT (Business Times (Malaysia)) CapitaMalls sells Clarke Quay to...
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RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks dip on China tightening fears

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* Asia shares fall 0.4 pct, China data spurs rate hike fears (read more here…) Related items RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks pull back from 6-week highs, euro dips RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares surge on US data; outlook upbeat RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks up on tech; focus on RBA decision Asian stocks higher (AsiaOne) RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares at 3-mth lows; China fears weigh
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S’pore least corrupt nation (AsiaOne)

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SINGAPORE remains the least corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a just-released business survey. (read on…) Related items IDC’s Annual APEJ Top 10 Telecommunications Predictions Duds 2010 as the Year of "Triumvirate of Change" (Thaipr.net) Most Asian Stocks Advance on U.S. Retail Sales, Weaker Yen (BusinessWeek) Pearl Dubai Partners with Singapore Sotheby’s International Realty to Access High...
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Former Deutsche Bank exec plans hedge fund – Bloomberg

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March 9 (Reuters) – Wang Bing, former chief of Deutsche Bank's <DBKGn.DE> Saba proprietary trading desk in Asia, plans a hedge fund focusing on mispricing of securities in Asia's equity and credit markets, Bloomberg said. (read more here…) People who looked at this item also looked at… Lippo ups stake in Singapore’s OUE to 88.52 pct British national sentenced to 2...
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RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares surge on US data; outlook upbeat

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* Asia stocks up 1.6%, "likely to outperform other markets" (read more here…) People who looked at this item also looked at… 1970s local band Black Dog Bone reunites for concert after 30 years Related items CORRECTED – CORRECTED-RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks fall on China jitters, RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks dip on China tightening fears RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks up on tech; focus on...
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Pearl Dubai Partners with Singapore Sotheby’s International Realty to Access High Net-Worth Investors in Asia (Zawya)

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Dubai-UAE: 07 March, 2010 – Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, developers of the 20 million sq ft sustainable Dubai Pearl integrated destination overlooking the Palm Jumeirah, today announced a tie-up with Singapore Sotheby’s International Realty to leverage its luxury real estate network of offices across Asia for promoting the upscale development to high net-worth individuals. (read...
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Press Releases: Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbells Travel (U.S. Department of State)

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Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell’s Travel Washington, DC March 5, 2010 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell will travel to Asia March 7-17, 2010. Assistant Secretary Campbell will depart Washington for Singapore on March 7, and will travel on to Kuala Lumpur, Vientiane, Jakarta, Bangkok and Tokyo....
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Visitor arrivals to go up by as much as 30% this year: STB

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SINGAPORE: Visitor arrivals to Singapore may rise by as much as 30 per cent this year, helped by an economic recovery in Asia and the lure of two new multi—billion—dollar integrated resorts. This would mean up to 12.5 million visitors will arrive this year. (read more here…) Related items STB forecasts 20—30% jump in visitor arrivals this...
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Taiwan Earthquake Damages Undersea Internet Cables (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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A major earthquake and several aftershocks in Taiwan, which injured dozens of people and caused several fires on Thursday, also sent Chunghwa Telecom workers scrambling to fix undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables to prevent service disruptions around Asia. (more business here…) Related items Southeast Asia telcos shine, tap mobile data for growth (The Malaysian Insider) Singapore Withdraws Red Carpet...
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