BAY launches “Krungsri Yellow Points” campaign
Aiming to expand customer base and transactions through electronic channels both Krungsri ATM and Krungsri Online
Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (BAY) today launches a marketing campaign ”Krungsri Yellow Points” for Krungsri ATM, Krungsri Visa Electron, and Krungsri Visa Debit cardholders to collect points for prizes redemption when performing transactions at Krungsri ATMs or via Krungsri Online service.
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WD’S THIRD-GENERATION HIGH CAPACITY ENTERPRISE SATA HARD DRIVES OFFER NEW AND ENHANCED FEATURES
WD’S THIRD-GENERATION HIGH CAPACITY ENTERPRISE SATA HARD DRIVES OFFER NEW AND ENHANCED FEATURES AND NEW ELECTRONICS FOR RELIABILITY IN DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS Addressing the growing enterprise market for highly reliable high-capacity storage, WD (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is now shipping the new WD RE3 SATA hard drives, the company’s latest generation of “RE” family drives.
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Thai bourse increases futures trading volumes and plans gold and stock futures
For the first half of 2008, Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) recorded an average daily trading volume which rose by an impressive 122% year-on-year (y-o-y). The exchange expects the increase of turnover as there are lots of interest in gold and stock futures, TFEX’s new products.
TFEX and related agencies have concentrated on investor base expansion despite market conditions and external factors being far from favorable.
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Shinsei Bank to acquire GE’s consumer finance business
Acquisition of High-Quality Business to Redefine Consumer Finance Industry in Japan
Shinsei Bank announced that it has signed an agreement with GE Japan Holdings, the consumer financial services unit of General Electric Company, to acquire its high-quality Japanese consumer finance business, GE Consumer Finance Co.
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AmInvestment Bank declares income distributions for two ETFs
AmInvestment Bank Group has declared interim income distributions for its two exchange traded funds (ETFs), FBM30etf and ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund for the financial year ending 31 December 2008.
On 10 July 2008, FBM30etf declared a distribution of 10 sen per unit while ABF Malaysia Bond Index Fund announced a distribution of 1.55 sen per unit on 9 July 2008.
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Moody’s assigns A3 first-time deposit rating to Public Bank (HK)
Moody’s Investors Services has assigned first-time ratings to Public Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd (”PBHK”). They are A3 long-term, Prime-1 short-term foreign currency and local currency deposit ratings, and “C-” bank financial strength rating (”BFSR”). The outlook for all the ratings is stable.
“PBHK’s BFSR of ‘C-’ incorporates the bank’s solid capital position, good credit quality, and the management’s experience in dealing with a severe operating environment,” says Leo Wah, a Moody’s Vice President/Senior Analyst.
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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday, July 11, 2008
BESSEMER VENTURE… MUMBAI - Bessemer Venture Partners announced today that its India operation has formed an Advisory Group. www.bvp.com PERMANENT PRIVACY… LONDON - Permanent Privacy announces the world’s first practical data encryption system that is absolutely unbreakable.
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Fitch Thailand Affirms IRPC Ratings
Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today affirmed IRPC Public Company Limited’s (IRPC) National Long-term rating at ‘A-(tha)’ (A minus(tha)) and its National Short-term rating at ‘F2(tha)’. At the same time, the agency has affirmed the ‘A-(tha)’ (A minus(tha)) National Long-term rating on IRPC’s outstanding senior unsecured and unsubordinated debentures amounting to THB10 billion.
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There is so much to experience at TAITRONICS BANGKOK 2008
There is so much to experience at TAITRONICS BANGKOK 2008 as an all-in-one B2B ICT trade show of ASEAN The time has come once again for Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA) and Thai-Taiwan Business Association (TTBA) to join hands in organizing the 3rd TAITRONICS BANGKOK 2008 under this year’s theme “The B2B ICT Trade Show in South East Asia.” The event is scheduled to run from 10-13 July 2008 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC) in Bangna.
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Standard Chartered Bank makes key appointments in China
Hires to strengthen existing team in enhancing customer and product coverage
Committed to strengthening its international sales force and enhancing its ability to serve corporate and financial institution clients, Standard Chartered has made key hires in China to add further thrust to its plans for growth in the region.
–www.theasianbanker.com (July 11 2008)–
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