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CEO Live@Studio V: Venture Capital/Funding Part 1

Posted by admin on 18 Sep 2009 11:44 pm. Filed under News.
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StarBiz Deputy News Editor BK Sidhu chats with MDeC CEO Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, MaVCap CEO Husni Salleh and Malaysia SME Wayne Lim about securing venture capital and funding for small and medium enterprises. CEO Live is conducted at Studio V in conjunction with the Trade & Career Fair at 1 Utama Shopping Centre.

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Inside Look – The Future of Venture Capital – Bloomberg

Posted by admin on 13 Sep 2009 11:32 am. Filed under News.
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Interview with Mark Heesan of National Venture Capital Association (Bloomberg News)

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In-Depth Look – The State Of Venture Capital – Bloomberg

Posted by admin on 7 Sep 2009 8:47 pm. Filed under News.
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An interview with Dixon Doll of National Venture Capital Association talking about the challenges Venture Capital is facing. (Bloomberg News)

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European nations want G-20 to tackle bonuses

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner played down expectations for major announcements from the G20 meeting. "This is a stock-taking meeting, not a new-initiatives meeting," he said.European countries made a concerted push to put the thorny issue of bankers’ pay and bonuses at the top of the agenda for a meeting of finance officials from the Group of 20 nations.

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Newsweek: The recession’s winners and losers

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.
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Volkswagen targets mainstream America

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

Volkswagen hopes to expand the appeal of products outside its current base of European car enthusiasts, attracting more of the shoppers who reflexively buy Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords today. Volkswagen has ambitious plans to directly challenge Toyota — and a cornerstone of the plan is to boost sales in the U.S. by building products with more American flavor. 

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Despite Lockerbie, Libya’s open for business

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

Western governments and companies have long known about the political hazards of dealing with Libya and its unpredictable and flamboyant leader Col. Moammar al-Gadhafi. The indignation and outrage in the U.S. and Britain over Libya’s warm welcome home for the Lockerbie bomber may just be a speedbump in the North African nation’s drive for political and business rapprochement with the West.

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Lots of blame to go around for scam Web ads

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

Life-changing? No. Wallet-shaving? Yes. Once you click, you’ve likely ensnared yourself in a murky credit-card scam.

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Hidden pockets of elderly said to be in poverty

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

Simon Norwood, a construction worker who hasn't found work in months, poses in a garage apartment belonging to a friend in Little Rock, Ark.The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula.

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WTO rules against Airbus subsidies

Posted by admin on 4 Sep 2009 4:41 pm. Filed under News.

An Airbus A380 takes part in a flying display June 19 three days before the opening of the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., says the WTO ruling confirms a complaint by the U.S. in 2004 that shows "all Airbus aircraft have received illegal subsidies and that these have caused material harm to Boeing." The World Trade Organization has ruled that the European Union provided illegal subsidies to Airbus for its aircraft, a House Democrat said Friday.

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