AsiaPulse News back issues from October 2008:
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS DOWN - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has opened weaker, dropping below US$0.7900 overnight due to a stronger US dollar and concerns that the financial crisis engulfing the US was spreading to Europe. At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at US$0.7924 26, ...
STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES END STRONGER - SEPT 30, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Sept 30 Asia Pulse - Defying global trends, Indian stock markets rose by 264 points Tuesday after Finance Minister P Chidamabram and regulator SEBI pitched in to assure investors, whose worries deepened following the much-awaited mega rescue package for bad mortgage debts in the US ...
EMPLOYER CONFIDENCE IN AUSTRALIA AT 5 YEAR LOW: SURVEY.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Australian employer confidence has hit a five year low as they work out what impact global economic instability will have on their businesses, a survey says. Employers are less inclined to hire permanent staff now than they were at the start of 2008 ...
AUSTRALIAN TREASURER DECLINES TO PRESSURE BANKS OVER RATE CUTS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has refused to pressure banks to pass on the full amount of any cut in the official cash rate. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to announce a rate cut before the year is out, but because of the global credit ...
NEW NSW LAWS ON DISCLOSURE OF POLITICAL DONATIONS IN FORCE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - New laws in the Australian state of New South Wales compelling developers to disclose political donations have come into force - seven months after Wollongong Council was sacked over the cash-for-developments scandal. Under the new laws anyone lodging ...
AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET OPENS LOWER - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market has opened weaker after US equity markets bounced back strongly from yesterday's savage decline and US Treasuries sold off. At 0830 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government March 2019 bond was at 5.453 per cent, up from ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: - Key US congressional leaders are scrambling to revive the US$700 billion brank rescue plan after a divided congress rejected the bill. - Treasurer Wayne Swan ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY INDEX REMAINS LOW IN SEPTEMBER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity in Australia fell for a fourth straight month in September as high interest rates and falling demand kept firms under pressure, a survey says. The Australian Industry (AI) Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of ...
ATMAIL ANNOUNCES AVAILABLITY OF ATMAIL OPEN VIA FREE BSD PORTS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR32004 ATMAIL ANNOUNCES AVAILABLITY OF ATMAIL OPEN VIA FREE BSD PORTS BRISBANE and COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire- AsiaNet/ -- AtMail Open embraced by Open Source ...
ANADIGICS DELIVERS 3G PA TO LG ELECTRONICS ON AT&T NETWORK.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR32013 ANADIGICS Delivers 3G PA to LG Electronics for Newest Touch Screen Handset on AT&T Network WARREN, N. J., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Company's Dual-Band PA Supports ...
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY SELECTED FOR MITSUBISHI'S DIGITAL TV PLATFORM.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR32009 Marvell's High Definition Video Processing Technology Selected for Mitsubishi's Next-Generation Digital TV Platform SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- ...
WARNER BROS TO RELEASE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND BEFORE DVD IN KOREA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MEDIA RELEASE PR32018 Warner Bros. Becomes First Hollywood Studio to Release Movies Through Video-on-Demand Prior to Release of DVD in Korea LONDON, Sept 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - - Studio to Make Movies Available Two Weeks Prior to DVD Release ...
S KOREAN GOVT TO TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE FX OPTION LIABILITIES.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The South Korean government is planning to announce measures to reduce the fallout of currency option derivatives that are threatening many small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), a senior policymaker said Tuesday. Vice Knowledge Economy Minister Rim ...
KOREA EXPRESS EYES SALES OF US$1.74 BLN THIS YEAR.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Korea Express Co., the nation's top logistics company, said today that it is aiming at sales of 2.1 trillion won (US$1.74 billion) this year. In a regulatory filing, the company also said it has set a target of 100 billion won in operating income this ...
STOCKS - TOKYO SHARES OPEN STRONGER - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... TOKYO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo shares opened 1.21 per cent firmer in early trade Wednesday on the back of a powerful rally on Wall Street overnight, traders said. ...
NOVALYST DISCOVERY AND ALIX AGREE TO MERGE.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(NOVALIX) Novalyst Discovery and AliX Agree to Merge / NovAliX Launch Integrating Structural Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Health Editors STRASBOURG, France--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Sep. 30, ...
PNG TO PAY US$1.2 BLN CASH FOR GAS EQUITY: PM.
Oct 01, 2008 ... PORT MORESBY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Papua New Guinea (PNG) will pay around K3 billion (US$1.179 billion) in cash for its 19.4 per cent equity in the PNG liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has announced, reports The National. Sir Michael told more ...
UK COS WASTE 1.8 BLN POUNDS EVERY YR FROM ENERGY INEFFICIENCY.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31886 Companies in the UK Waste 1.8 Billion Pounds Sterling Every Year Through Inefficient Energy Consumption LONDON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Business is responsible for ...
ARCELORMITTAL, POSCO SEEK FASTER ALLOCATION OF IRON ORE MINES.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The world's leading steel makers including Posco (KSE:058430) and ArcelorMittal have asked government to speed up allocation of iron ore mines, saying they are critical for their greenfield projects planned in India. The steel majors also want the ...
INDIA'S RELIANCE MONEY TO ENTER INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Money said it will foray into the investment banking sector and has obtained a merchant banking licence from market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India. The new licence from SEBI to focus on small and ...
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS RATINGS OF LONPAC INSURANCE BHD.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(NJ-A.M.-BEST) A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lonpac Insurance Bhd Insurance Writers OLDWICK, N.J.--Sep. 30, 2008--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the ...
DON'T PANIC, RUMOUR BASELESS AND MALICIOUS: INDIA'S ICICI BANK.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Stung by rumours that it was passing through a troubled phase, ICICI Bank (BSE:532174) asked its customers not to panic, saying rumours about the financial strength of the bank are baseless and malicious. "ICICI Bank is aware that rumours are being ...
DS2 DISPLAYS CROSS GENERATION, FULLY INTEROPERABLE POWERLINE COM.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(DS2) DS2 Displays Cross Generation, Fully Interoperable Powerline Communications Technology Reflects Digital Convergence Theme of CEATEC 2008 Technology Editors CEATEC Japan 2008 Booth ...
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS TO HIT INDIA'S CAPITAL INFLOWS: OFFICIAL.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - With markets abroad tumbling as the fate of US bailout package hangs in balance, a key Indian finance ministry official today said the global financial crisis will hurt capital inflows in India. "The situation is staring on the face of huge ...
S KOREAN GOVT TO EXTEND LIQUIDITY OF US$3.5 BLN TO SMES.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday the government will extend liquidity of about 4.3 trillion won (US$3.56 billion) to smaller firms in a bid to help them ease cash shortages. "The government plans to provide liquidity to smaller companies ...
HIGH-END CAR IMPORTERS UNDER INDIAN GOVT SCANNER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Almost two years after it first investigated alleged duty evasion by importers of high-end cars, the Indian government is now scrutinising over 400 such imports and has seized nearly 20 cars belonging to top industrialists and celebrities among others. ...
INDIA'S BHARAY HEAVY WINS US$210 MLN THERMAL PLANT ORDER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Indian State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BSE:500103) today said it has bagged a Rs 9.9 billion (US$210.82 million) order to set up a 500 MW (2x250 MW) thermal power plant in Rajasthan. The order has been placed by Rajasthan ...
CORR - INDIA'S BHARAT HEAVY WINS US$210 MLN THERMAL PLANT ORDER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (corrects company name in headline) NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Indian State-run power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BSE:500103) today said it has bagged a Rs 9.9 billion (US$210.82 million) order to set up a 500 MW (2x250 MW) thermal power plant in Rajasthan. ...
GM UZBEKISTAN TO START SERIAL PRODUCTION OF LACETTI CARS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... TASHKENT, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - GM Uzbekistan, an Uzbek-US joint venture for production of cars, will start serial production of Lacetti cars in November, Prime Tass reported on Monday quoting management of the Uzavtoprom joint-stock company, which unites enterprises of car industry of ...
S. KOREA'S NATIONAL DEBT TO GROW 4.2 PCT THIS YEAR.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 (Asia Pulse - South Korea's national debt is expected to grow 4.2 per cent this year, mainly due to an overall increase in the issuance of state bonds, the government said Wednesday. State liabilities will amount to 311.6 trillion won (US$259 billion) this year, an ...
BLACKSTONE HIRES ASIA ADVISORY TEAM.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(NY-BLACKSTONE-GROUP)(BX.NYSE) Blackstone Hires Asia Advisory Team Business Editors NEW YORK & BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Sep. 30, 2008-- The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) today announced that it has ...
INDIA'S SOUTHERN REGION MOST BULLISH ON HIRING PLANS: SURVEY.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Employers in India's southern region have the strongest hiring intentions for the next three months and sectors such as mining, oil and gas, and construction are likely to report the most bullish recruitment plans, staffing services firm Manpower said. ...
AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC GUEST WORKER SCHEME DELAYED TO NEXT YEAR.
Oct 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Australia's guest worker trial scheme which is involving Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu and PNG is unlikely to be up and running until some time next year., Radio Australia reports. The pilot project, which would grant people visas to work in Australia's ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES EDGE DOWN AFTER STRONG START - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks started stronger Wednesday but soon lost ground as institutional selling overshadowed revived hopes that U.S. lawmakers will salvage a rejected bailout plan, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Regional markets were caught in a whirlwind of volatility yesterday as investors scrambled to make sense of the stunning rejection by United States lawmakers of the country's ...
LET CAIRN, ONGC LAY OIL PIPELINE TO GUJARAT: INDIA'S PETROL MIN.
Oct 01, 2008 ... JAIPUR, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Blaming the Rajasthan government for going slow on fuel production and transportation, India's Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today asked it to give permission to Cairn India and ONGC to lay a pipeline to transport crude from Barmer to Gujarat. Deora ...
MICROSOFT PLANS VIDEO-STREAMING SERVICE IN S. KOREA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. plans to launch a Korean-language version of its Internet video-streaming service, the company's South Korean unit said Wednesday. Microsoft recently began beta testing of the Korean version of its MSN Video service, ...
KIA MOTORS SAYS PARTIAL STRIKES COST 13,382 VEHICLES IN LOST OUTPUT.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Kia Motors Corp. (KSE:000270), South Korea's second-largest automaker, said Wednesday sporadic partial strikes by its unionized workers this year over annual wage negotiations cost 13,382 vehicles in lost production. About 28,000 workers at Kia, an ...
NO MARGIN PROBLEM IN SETTLEMENTS IN INDIA'S STOCK EXCHANGES: MIN.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Allaying fears of payment problems in stock exchanges, India's government today said there is no margin problem in settlements, not even in the derivative segment. "There is no margin problem in settlement, not even in derivatives ...You have a ...
MERRILL LYNCH HIRES 6 BANKERS FROM LEHMAN BROTHERS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Crisis-ridden global investment bank Merrill Lynch, which is being acquired by Bank of America, has hired six investment bankers from another troubled US financial major Lehman Brothers for its Asia operations. Merrill Lynch will hire James Chapman ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN SHARPLY STRONGER - OCT 1.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian stock market has opened more than three per cent higher today on strong leads from Europe and Wall Street, as overseas regulators scramble to save financial giants. At 1015 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 was up 163.8 points, or 3.58 per cent to ...
INDIAN COMMUNICATION CO RCOM'S CAPEX MAY FALL IN FY 09.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Anil Ambani's Rcom (BSE:532712), which is in the midst of a Rs 500 billion (US$10.65 billion) investment programme, today said the company's capex is expected to decline significantly from 2009-10 onwards as the firm's spending has reached its peak. ...
STOCKS - SRI LANKA SHARES FALL SHARPLY - SEPT 30, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Sept 30 Asia Pulse - Sri Lankan shares fell sharply Tuesday, pulled down largely by the slide in the two heavyweight telecom stocks on earnings fears as investors remained nervous about the local and global economy, brokers said. The All Share Price Index fell almost ...
SRI LANKA'S DIALOG TELEKOM CUTS TARIFFS, BAGS 5 MLN CUSTOMERS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia (KLSE:4863), said it had bagged five million subscribers, started per second billing and cut tariffs for calls within the network. A new post-paid package give 1,000 free minutes within the ...
AUSTRALIA'S PAPERLINX SOUNDS A$300 MLN RIGHTS ISSUE TO CUT DEBTS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MELBOURNE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Australia-based PaperlinX Ltd (ASX:PPX) has announced a A$300 million (US$236.79 million) accelerated non-renounceable rights issue to fund a $150 million reduction in its debt. The local paper manufacturer and merchant is seeking to raise $200 ...
S. KOREA'S TRADE DEFICIT FALLS TO US$1.9 BLN IN SEPTEMBER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's trade deficit narrowed to US$1.9 billion in September from $3.81 billion the month before due mainly to falls in crude oil and raw material prices, a government report showed Wednesday. Exports rose 28.7 per cent from a year earlier to ...
SRI LANKA'S 12-MONTH INFLATION FALLS IN SEPTEMBER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo increased by 24.3 per cent in the 12-months to September 2008, down from 24.9 per cent in August, the government's statistics office said. The revised Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) grew by only 0.4 ...
SRI LANKA VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM LOSES TAX CASE, TO APPEAL.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Lanka Ventures said it had lost a tax case against the department of inland revenue but that it planned to appeal in the supreme court. The company said in a stock exchange filing that it had provided 236 million rupees for the tax assessments as a ...
HPCL SENDS SOS TO INDIAN GOVT, WANTS ONGC TO BUY ITS OIL BONDS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Unable to cope with mounting losses on fuel sales, India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd has sent a desperate SOS to Government demanding that cash-rich firms like ONGC buy the oil bonds it has, to provide liquidity. Government has not allowed ...
INDIA'S RCOM CONTRACTS RELIANCE INFRA TO BUILD SEZ AT DAKC.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Indian company Reliance Communications (BSE:532712) has contracted group company Reliance Infrastructure (BSE:500390) to develop a Special Economic Zone at Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) in Navi Mumbai, its Chairman Anil Ambani said today. ...
NO PANIC; SEBI MONITORING SITUATION CLOSELY: INDIAN REGULATOR.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Market regulator SEBI Tuesday allayed fears of the US financial crisis affecting Indian markets, saying there was no panic as it was monitoring the situation very closely. SEBI Chairman C B Bhave made statement just before his meetings in North ...
INDIA'S GLOBAL BANKING DEALS IN SEPTEMBER TOUCH US$125 BLN.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The global financial market turmoil has led to a series of merger and acquisition spree in India's banking sector as deals worth nearly US$125 billion were announced during September, a report said. The volume of banking merger and aquisitions ...
SOUTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct. 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: KOREAN-LANGUAGE DAILIES -- U.S. shares surge amid hopes for bailout (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Korean stock market withstands global financial crisis (Kookmin Daily) -- World market panics on U.S ....
S.KOREAN PRESIDENT RETURNS HOME AFTER OFFICIAL TRIP TO RUSSIA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - President Lee Myung-bak returned home on Wednesday after winding up his three-day official visit to Russia, during which South Korea and Russia upgraded their bilateral relations to a strategic cooperative partnership and signed a large-scale natural gas supply ...
INDIA'S COM MINISTER URGES BSNL TO ROLL OUT 3G, WIMAX URGENTLY.
Oct 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Expressing concern at the dwindling market share of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) (BSE:BSNL), India's Communications and IT minister Mr A Raja, today asked the PSU to focus on cellular and broadband services and roll out 3G and WiMax services immediately. ...
MEIFF BRINGS TO ABU DHABI THE BEST FILMS FROM WORLD FESTIVALS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(MEIFF) MEIFF Brings to Abu Dhabi the Best Films from Festivals Around the World Abu Dhabi goes green with Environmental Films Programme Entertainment Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http:/ ...
S KOREA'S PRESIDENT LEE PROPOSES NE ASIAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday proposed the formation of a Northeast Asian economic community by promoting tripartite cooperation projects with Russia and North Korea, including the link of the three countries' railways. ...
TIES WITH N. KOREA WILL IMPROVE AFTER COOL SPELL: S. KOREA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Inter-Korean relations that have cooled in recent months will improve and become more concrete in the near future, South Korea's vice unification minister said Tuesday. "The current impasses should be viewed as a process that will eventually help push ...
US COURT DISMISSES THIRD CLASS ACTION AGAINST AUST GRAIN CO AWB.
Oct 01, 2008 ... MELBOURNE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Australian agribusiness AWB Ltd (ASX:AWB) said today that all three class actions against the company in the United States arising from the United Nations oil-for-food kickbacks scandal had now been dismissed. "AWB Ltd has been advised that the ...
UZBEKISTSAN HOSTS OSCE WORKSHOP FOR CENTRAL ASIA.
Oct 01, 2008 ... TASHKENT, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Fostering co-operation among police and other agencies in Central Asia is the purpose of a regional Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) workshop that started in Tashkent on September 29, reported Uzreport. During the two-day ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2008.
Oct 01, 2008 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: BUSINESS TIMES: - Malaysia's biggest bank, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), said it completed its purchase of a 56 per cent stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) yesterday after negotiating for a ...
SRI LANKA RUPEE BREAKS PEG AS MONETARY AUTHORITY STEPS BACK.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Sri Lankan currency the rupee broke its peg at 107.90 and spiked to 108.35 rupees against the green back on Tuesday after the monetary authority ended a week of heavy intervention that saw more than US$100 million flow out of the country. Sri Lanka's ...
AUSTRALIAN TREASURY SELLS A$301 MLN 2017 BONDS AT SWITCH TENDER.
Oct 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has issued A$301 million (US$237.58 million) of February 15, 2017, Treasury bonds at an issue yield of 5.450 per cent. The bonds had a coupon of 6.00 per cent. The tender was conducted on ...
CORTINA AND RALINK ENABLING NEXT GEN MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS.
Oct 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(CA-CORTINA-SYSTMS/RALINK) Cortina and Ralink Enabling Next Generation Multimedia Applications Connecting the Digital Home Through Highly-Integrated Cost-Effective Solutions Technology Writers CEATEC Japan 2008 ...
SRI LANKA CENTRAL BANK RELAXES DISCOUNT WINDOW.
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka's central bank has relaxed its 12.00 per cent discount window by allowing commercial banks and dealers to access it six times a month from the current three times a month. The central bank also has a penal discount window at 19.00 per ...