Resona in Malaysian bank tieup for Asian expansion

Resona Holdings Inc., the nation’s fifth-largest bank by market value, is poised to tie up with Malaysia’s Public Bank Bhd. as part of its efforts to expand in Asia. Resona will sign an agreement with Malaysia’s third-biggest lender on Monday to serve Japanese companies looking to enter the country and borrow in the local currency, President Kazuhiro Higashi said in an ...

CEO Catcha Media won’t be taken private — for now

. The integrated media outfit's founder told StarBizWeek that several private equity funds had approached him about the possibility of buying out the company. However, the long-time entrepreneur told them that he would prefer to keep it listed. Though he did not name the parties, Grove said two funds, one local and the other a US-based firm regionally headquartered in Singapore, had ...

Up close and personal with Rod Young

says of the value of the printing product that is so ubiquituous in white collar workspaces. Rod Young, heading the leading ink and toner refill retailer, thinks there is much room for growth in this business, in particular in emerging economies where the cost of doing business has gone up. Cartridge World is divided into two main divisions opening retail locations for refilling and collection ...

Car prices will be reduced in stages assures Mustapa

KUALA LUMPUR: The promise made by the Barisan Nasional in its general election manifesto to reduce car prices in stages would be fulfilled, said International Trade ...

Sarawak Brunei Tourism Board To Establish Smart Partnership

Bandar Seri Begawan - The growth of air transport networks and continuing deregulation have allowed small low-populated places such as Brunei to become a hub for major international tourism ...