SYDNEY--17 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
Q1 RESULTS...
AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. Thursday announced it will host a conference
call and webcast for investors and analysts at 9:30 am Eastern Time / 3:30 pm
Central European Time on Thursday, May 7, 2009 to review its first quarter 2009
financial results.
http://www.aercap.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 71
securities issues on April 27, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
GROWTH OPTIMISM...
NEW YORK and LONDON: Risk appetite has started to pick up on the back of
improving global economic sentiment, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of
Fund Managers for April. Optimism about growth has reached its highest level
since early 2004.
www.ml.com
www.bankofamerica.com
IBM ESTABLISHES...
ARMONK, N.Y. and HONG KONG: IBM Thursday announced it is establishing the
first IBM cloud computing laboratory in Hong Kong. The new facility will
provide a global hub for Web-based messaging services to support IBM's emerging
LotusLive cloud service portfolio, which offers affordable, company-to-company
social networking and online collaboration tools.
www.lotuslive.com
NUCLEAR WEAPONS...
TOKYO: Senior Norwegian politicians issued a strong call for the abolition
of nuclear weapons at the opening of an exhibition linking nuclear abolition
and human security attended by around 120 diplomats, scholars and activists at
the Oslo City Hall Gallery on April 15.
www.sgi.org
http://www.peoplesdecade.org
TATA PARTICIPATES...
JOHANNESBURG: Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of
communications, has announced its participation in the US$600 million, new West
African Cable System.
HUMBOLDT FORUM...
BERLIN: In response to the threat of global malnutrition and food
insecurity, the recently established Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture
has urged the immediate adoption of a five-point plan of action, entitled "Food
First".
http://www.humboldtforum.org
RAIL MARKET...
KUALA LUMPUR: New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific Rail Market -
An Overview, finds that the Asia Pacific rail market accounted for US$284.24
billion in 2007-08 and estimates it to grow at a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 1.5 to 2 percent from 2008 to 2015.
http://www.automotive.frost.com
PRE-LAUNCH PREVIEW...
MACAU: Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Crown
Entertainment Limited, and Mr. Greg Hawkins, President, City of Dreams
Wednesday showcased to media a pre-launch preview of the spectacular,
innovative and diverse accommodation and entertainment experiences that will
comprise City of Dreams, an integrated entertainment resort set to become the
"must experience" destination in Macau, which is being developed by Melco Crown
Entertainment Limited, an entertainment company listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market and scheduled to open in June this year.
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