Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent m&c | Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent, from a year earlier. | On a quarterly basis, the number of SingTel mobile customers in the region g...
The Sawiris family: from entrepreneurs to media owners The Guardian | Wealthy Egyptian family linked to Alexander Lebedev's bid for the Independent has strong political and business connections | is the wealthiest in , running a conglomerate with global interests that stretch from mobile phones in North Korea a new hotel resort in Switzerland. | One of the Sawiris b...
Non-singing Simon says: You're rubbish, then pockets a packet Hong Kong Standard Arriving home from work, I found my daughter watching a TV show featuring an exhausted young person of indeterminate sex weeping on a stage, as panelists made sophisticated, constructive comments such as: "Whoa, that TOTALLY sucked." | //--> Tuesday,...
Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent m&c | Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent, from a year earlier. | On a quarterly basis, the ...
DUE TO DUBAI WORRIES--> GIR rises to $45.4B in Jan on foreign borrowings Malaya BY JIMMY CALAPATI | The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday said preliminary data showed that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) level as of end-January 2010 rose to $45.4 billion, hitting a new record. | Armando Suratos, BSP ...
Turkish president to India, Bangladesh for trade talks Deccan Herald Istanbul, Feb 7 (AFP): | Turkish President Abdullah Gul today left on a week-long trip to India and Bangladesh aimed at boosting economic and trade ties with the two south Asian countries. | Accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and business...
Jang Economic Session The News International 'Textile industry needs urgent attention' | Saturday, February 06, 2010 | News Desk | RAWALPINDI: Sustained economic, financial and fiscal policies, along with good governance, are necessary to overcome the economic crisis in the country so that prod...
IFC, WB to help set up mortgage financing firm The News International Thursday, February 04, 2010 | By Samia Saleem | KARACHI: In view of shortage of housing units in the country, the State Bank is planning to establish a mortgage refinancing company with the help of World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IF...
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Pakistan looks to faster growth Asia Times | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Economic growth in Pakistan will pick up this fiscal year to as fast as 3.3%, driven by the services sector, according to the country'...
Jet Airways achives growth of 53% in domestic markets in December TravelDailyNews Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, continued its impressive turnaround with the announcement of its stellar growth figures in December 2009. The airline, comprehen...
SSA economies remain stifled by poor infrastructure Business Day Online …Contributes to 40% cut in business productivity annually | Even as economic watchers have expressed dismay over protracted negligence of infrastructure, particularly in Nigeria,...
The Sawiris family: from entrepreneurs to media owners The Guardian | Wealthy Egyptian family linked to Alexander Lebedev's bid for the Independent has strong political and business connections | is the wealthiest in , running a conglomerate with global interests that stretch from mobile phones in North Korea a new h...
Burma Rice Exports to Bangladesh Increase Within Days Narinjara | By Takaloo, Teknaf: The export of Burmese rice to Bangladesh has been increasing in the past few days as it garners fair prices and high demand in Bangladesh markets, said a Burmese border trader. | "Rice exports from Burma were halted some months ...
Tourist arrival growth trend The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: Nepal enjoyed sustained positive growth in international visitor arrivals since June 2009 and the trend continues even in 2010. | Figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), show that visitor arrivals i...
Fake Indian Currency Notes smuggled through sea route DNA India | Ahmedabad: How could the bulk of the counterfeit currency be dumped in the Indian market? Police investigations have found out that the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are printed in Pakistan and then allegedly smuggled into India via Bangladesh, Nepal, Dubai and Sri Lanka. | The recent scam has its link with West Bengal and Delhi, which has fo...
