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Cavico Corp. Says Vietnam's Economy is Expected to Grow More Than 6.5% This Year, Which is Likely to Fuel Company Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HANOI, Vietnam----Chairman and CEO Ha Quang Bui of Cavico Corp. , a leading Vietnamese infrastructure engineering & construction, infrastructure investment and natural resources company, reported today that the Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment has predicted domestic economic growth will exceed 6.5% in 2010, buttressing Cavico’s expectation of 30% revenue growth this year.

Singapore least corrupt nation in Asia-Pacific: PERC business survey (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE - Singapore remains the least corrupt country while Indonesia the most corrupt among 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business survey released on Tuesday.

Business Digest (The MetroWest Daily News)
General Growth gets offer of $3.93 billion investment; UniBank, Re/Max offer free home buying seminar; Epoch Senior Living raises $27K for Haiti; Workscape, Union Bank to discuss automation; Sales expert to offer 'Spring Training' sessions; Babson places second in trading competition

International Sponsors Support 5th Finance & Investment in Qatar Forum in Paris (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DOHA, Qatar----The first wave of prestigious Qatari and French corporations sponsoring the 5th Finance & Investment in Qatar Forum at the Intercontinental Hotel Paris on March 25-26, 2010 have been announced by joint organizers Qatar Expo and Grey Doha in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam’s beverage sector attracts int’l investments (Vietnam Net)
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S'pore least corrupt nation (AsiaOne)
SINGAPORE remains the least corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a just-released business survey.

[BUSINESS BRIEFS] (Taipei Times)
Taiwanese share prices closed slightly higher yesterday with the TAIEX index edging up 8.49 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 7,779.08. The local bourse opened at 7,797.7 and fluctuated between a range of 7,803.27 and 7,736.7 during the day’s trading.

Free trade talks between Thailand and EU likely this year (Asia News Network)
Thailand is expected to start a first round of negotiations toward a bilateral free-trade agreement with the European Union by the middle of the year, a move seen as necessary if the Kingdom is to remain competitive with potential rivals for European business such as Vietnam and Singapore.

Gold trading floors dying slow, lackluster death (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Financial experts claim this is the quietest and gloomiest period of the gold market in Vietnam . Gold trading floors have begun shutting down already, 20 days before the March 30 deadline. Meanwhile, the in-kind gold market remains quiet.

S'pore least corrupt nation (Straits Times)
SINGAPORE remains the least corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a just-released business survey. It topped the annual poll by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) with a score of 1.42, followed by Australia in second place with 2.28 and Hong Kong third with 2.67 - down one place from a year ago.
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