Malaysia
Finance
CFW View: Watson's acquisition of Ascent Pharmahealth highlights the firm's interest in the Asia Pacific region and we believe it will boost international sales for the company, reducing...
2012-01-27Finance
The fortunes of Malaysian carmaker Proton could finally be about to change as local conglomerate DRB-Hicom has agreed to buy a controlling interest in a MYR1.29bn (US$410mn) deal. While...
2012-01-16Finance
CFW View: The world's largest to date sukuk issuance was recently announced in Malaysia - lending credence to our view that Islamic financing is a viable, but as yet largely untapped,...
2012-01-10Finance
BMI's view of the increasing likelihood of consolidation in the box shipping sector is starting to play out, with so far one carrier exiting and mergers becoming increasingly likely,...
2011-11-24Finance
BMI View: Unconfirmed reports that Kuala Lumpur-based Integrated Healthcare Holdings is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of up to US$2bn may raise investor interest in this...
2011-11-03Finance
China's long-term 'yuan plan' to reduce its reliance on the US 'greenback' continues to accelerate, and into new regions.
2011-11-02Finance
The China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund (CAF), a US$1bn private equity fund set up by China with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has just made...
2011-10-25Finance
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has announced plans to create a fund to finance major infrastructure projects across the South East Asia region. CFW welcomes...
2011-09-28



