CIMB

CIMB’s vision to become the most valued Universal Banking franchise in Southeast Asia, a very progressive, innovative and customer-oriented bank, pursue excellence, eschew mediocrity, challenge convention and embrace change and transformation, all towards creating value for customers and stakeholders.

The success of CIMB over the last three years was nothing short of remarkable, as it had transformed from a merchant bank into the country’s second largest financial institution, picking up an unprecedented number of awards and accolades along the way, challenged convention in pioneering groundbreaking and innovative products and services, which focused on making banking better and easier for customers.

CIMB private banking was at its planning stages, the sounding board for CIMB’s business model was PhileoAllied, electronic and online banking, online and branch broking, café banking, remote account opening at electronic kiosks, and the oneStatement facility, CIMB Bank Bhd wants to emulate former banking group PhileoAllied Bank in being an innovator, and creating value for its customers and stakeholders through CIMB Club, CIMB Bank’s preferred banking service platform.

source:
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_8087b5b5-cb73c03a-1896a4c0-f8b4964b

Jawatankuasa Bersama Perdagangan dan Pelaburan (JTIC)

Abdullah bersama Susilo menyaksikan MoU penubuhan Jawatankuasa Bersama Perdagangan dan Pelaburan (JTIC) yang ditandatangani oleh Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz dan Menteri Perdagangan Indonesia, Dr Mari Elka Pangestu di Putrajaya

Untuk mengenal pasti dan menangani masalah yang timbul di antara kedua-dua negara bagi memastikan keakraban sekarang terus terjalin.
Tujuh wakil dari setiap negara dalam bidang ekonomi, kebudayaan dan agama. Antara tugas mereka ialah memantau, mencari penyelesaian dan memberi pandangan untuk disampaikan kepada kerajaan masing-masing supaya dapat menentukan apa yang perlu dilaksana atau diselesaikan.

Kerja sama erat dalam bidang ekonomi dan pertumbuhan pesat perdagangan antara kedua-dua negara yang menjangkau AS$10 bilion (RM35 bilion) tahun lalu selain pelaburan Malaysia yang mencecah sebanyak AS$1 bilion (RM3.5 bilion)

Sumber asas:
http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/Saturday/BeritaUtama/20080112013459/Article/index_html

AirAsia

AirAsia has carried over 40 million passengers and has grown from a two-aircraft fleet to 65. It also has the most extensive low-cost network in the region serving on over 86 routes.

175 Airbus A320s were ordered and would be delivered by 2013.

Asean Open Sky Policy comes into effect in January 2009


AirAsia is also looking to launch more air routes to destinations in Indonesia and to operate an air route to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

AirAsia Bhd, which is scheduled to operate the KL-S’pore route from Feb 1
is expected would soon be allowed to fly from other cities such as Penang, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, to Singapore.

source:
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_66c3d853-cb73c03a-39060b00-4440d31e

Sentosa Cove, Singapore

The Pinnacle Collection is one of the two condominium parcels which flanks the entrance of the marina leading into Sentosa Cove, it will offer panoramic vistas of the South China Sea, the Southern Islands, Tanjong Golf Course and the city skyline.

source:
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_5e973433-cb73c03a-39060b00-301c50cf

KL-Singapore route

Under a newly liberalised air pact, the Malaysia-Singapore Air Services Agreement had agreed to open the route to low-cost carriers which has been dominated by Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) and Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS).

Singapore’s Transport Ministry awarded Jetstar Asia and Tiger Airways the right to operate daily flights to KL beginning Feb 1, with AirAsia also serving on one of the most lucrative routes in the region due to frequent business travels between the two countries.

The air pact with Australia allows carriers such as Qantas Airways, Jetstar Australia and Virgin Blue to carry passengers between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur under a condition where its point of origin has to be in Australia upon request from any Australian carriers

Jetstar Asia, 51% owned by Singaporean investors including Temasek Holdings

source:

http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_5e84dc56-cb73c03a-39060b00-b0c52373