Equis Weekly Newsletter
31 January 2011 Issue No. 1
Regional Leaders:
CHINA
Economy
 China's inflation 'controllable': IMF chief economist more
 IMF: Chinese economy to grow 9.6% in 2011 more
 China's west, SE Asia seen as key manufacturing hubs more
Regulatory & Policies
 China to spur overseas investment more
 A golden handshake for China’s biofuels more
 No 1 document may focus on water infrastructure more
 China to further promote green energy more
 China to further boost solar energy application more
Infrastructure
 China's railway network developing fast more
 Datang Power loses 110m yuan in 2010 more
 China's environmental tax plan submitted to State Council more
 China's water resource investment to hit 2t yuan more
 CNPC's Huanqiu unit to buy 20% of Aussie LNG Ltd more
 China’s coal imports up 31% in 2010 more
 China to boost nuclear power capacity more
 China power sector to boom as oil sector goes slower more
 Powering up new energy partnership more
THAILAND
Economy
 Bank of Thailand expects the Thai economy to grow 3-5 % this year
more
Regulatory & Policies
 Thai policy makers agreed to gradually raise the policy interest rate
by 25 basis points to 2.25% per annum more
Infrastructure
 Thailand's third-largest private power producer expects to start 660-
MW power plant in Q4 more
PHILIPPINES
Economy
 National Statistics Office records showed that inflation averaged at
3.8 percent last year, and forecast to rise to 4.1% more
Infrastructure
 The Japanese government will finance some of the Philippine
government's big-ticket infrastructure projects under its public-
private partnership initiative. The loan has a 1.4% interest rate and is
repayable in 25 years more
 Netherlands based company to establish 50 MW of solar power
plants in Philippines more
MALAYSIA
Economy
 Malaysian think-tank sees 2011 GDP growth at 5.2% more
 Ringgit strengthened showed signs of investor confidence more
Regulatory & Policies
 Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) expects a 25-basis
point hike in the country's benchmark interest rates to 3% from the
current 2.75% by year-end more
Infrastructure
 Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas will award two marginal oil field
contracts by April more
INDIA
Economy
 India’s per capita income has either just about or will soon cross the
$1,000-mark. China reached this threshold in 2003, and has since
unleashed a consumption boom that the world is in awe of. Today,
its per capita income is at $3,400 more
Regulatory & Policies
 Cautious RBI raises key rates by 25 bps to curb increasing inflation. In
addition to domestic inflation, sharp increase in global commodity
prices has heightened upside risks to domestic inflation more
Infrastructure
 Nandigram investor returns with record FDI in power: The project is
part of two coal-based plants with a combined capacity of about
6,000 MW in the country that will cost Rs 40,000 Cr ($ 9bn), making it
the largest FDI proposal in the power sector after the making it the
largest FDI proposal in the power sector after the erstwhile Dabhol
project (now Ratnagiri Gas and Power) more
INDONESIA
Economy
 Indonesia's central bank chief asks banks to boost efficiency and cut
lending rates to help economy more
Regulatory & Policies
 Delayed establishment of Indonesia's new financial regulator creates
uncertainty among banks more
Infrastructure
 Indian companies signed USD15.1 billion in deals with Indonesia to
build infrastructure projects in the country and buy its coal more
VIETNAM
Economy
 12.17% inflation in January adds pressure on authorities to raise
interest rates to slow the nation's growth and curb pressure on its
currency more
Regulatory & Policies
 The 11th National Party Congress closed on 19 January with some
new key leaders; economic policies are expected to change in the
next few months more
Infrastructure
 New key economic zones approved to be built by 2025,
infrastructure construction has started more
 Japan signed loans of 58 billion Yen for Vietnam, mostly for
infrastructure projects more
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31 January 2011 Issue No. 1

Developed Economies:

MONGOLIA SOUTH KOREA

Infrastructure
 Hunnu Coal ups stake in Unst Khudag Coal Project in Mongolia to
80% more
 Now, coal-rich Mongolia on Indian steel majors’ radar more
 Mining will generate more for the state budget more
 New Airport will open its door in 2016 more
Infrastructure
 South Korea plans to inject 1 trillion won ($900 million) into
developing new and renewable energy sources this year with a plan
to achieve $40 billion in exports in the sector by 2015, the Ministry of
Knowledge Economy said Thursday more

TAIWAN

Infrastructure
 Hon Hai units scrap plans to acquire stake in solar cell firm more
 Shares of E-Ton Solar soar after investment from Hon Hai more

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