BCA signs a deal to improve service<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Bank Central Asia (BCA), a leading private bank in the
\ncountry, has signed an agreement with Reuters, to implement
\nReuters Automated Dealing services across its large retail
\nbanking network.<\/p>\n
\"The market is rapidly evolving and Reuters increased
\ninvestment in dealing with technology will ensure that we have an
\nopen solution that can fully address our current and future
\nneeds,\" BCA general manager Darius Wanardi said in a statement on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
\"We believe that taking on the service will enable us to
\nprovide our branches with a fuller range of automated trading
\nservices that improve service, transparency and efficiency.\"<\/p>\n
BCA is the first bank in Indonesia to be rolling out the
\ntechnology to its 115 branches and will be interfacing Automated
\nDealing Technologies with Kondor+, a real-time positioning
\nkeeping system, to enable complete flow through of deals from the
\nbranches to the front-office risk management system. -- JP<\/p>\n
;Agencies;
\nANPAf..r..
\nCorporateBrief-HK-Matheson
\nJardine Matheson profit jump by 41%
\nJP\/14\/BCA<\/p>\n
Jardine Matheson profit jump by 41%<\/p>\n
HONG KONG: Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., the Singapore- and
\nLondon-listed holding company for Hong Kong's oldest trading
\ncompany, Wednesday beat earnings forecasts with a 41 percent jump
\nin 2002 underlying earnings, but warned that the coming year was
\none to be treated with caution.<\/p>\n
A recovery in supermarket retailer Dairy Farm International
\nHoldings Ltd., Singapore-based motor vehicle distributor Cycle &
\nCarriage Ltd., hotel group Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.
\nand record earnings from 32 percent UK insurer Jardine Lloyd
\nThompson Group PLC offset a slump in profits from 41 percent-
\nowned property investor Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Jardine Matheson said that its net profit for
\nthe year ended Dec. 31 rose to US$253 million from $179 million
\nin the previous year. -- Dow Jones<\/p>\n
;Agencies;
\nANPAf..r..
\nCorporateBrief-KL-Airlines
\nMalaysia Airlines sees sales up $211m
\nJP\/14\/BCA<\/p>\n
Malaysia Airlines sees sales up $211m<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR: Flag carrier Malaysia Airlines said Thursday it
\nexpects sales for the year to March 2004 to rise US$211 million.<\/p>\n
The prediction was based on an 11 percent rise in
\ninternational flight capacity as well as a 0.7 percent increase
\nin passenger loading, said Mohamad Nor Yusof, Malaysia Airlines'
\nmanaging director.<\/p>\n
Mohamad Nor said he was \"cautiously optimistic\" about the
\ncompany's overall prospects for 2004, with strong passenger
\ngrowth expected from the China market.<\/p>\n
He added China and Hong Kong were expected to account for 19
\npercent of the airline's total traffic in 2004, slightly higher
\nthan estimations for 2003.<\/p>\n
The airline had also secured additional traffic rights to
\nChina, South Korea and India, he told a briefing without
\nelaborating. -- AFP<\/p>\n
;Agencies;
\nANPAf..r..
\nCorporateBrief-Swiss-Nestle
\nNestle profit soars by 13%
\nJP\/14\/BCA<\/p>\n
Nestle profit soars by 13%<\/p>\n
VEVEY, Switzerland: Swiss food giant Nestle said on Thursday
\nthat net profit rose by 13.2 percent in 2002 to 7.56 billion
\nSwiss francs (US$5.6 billion) compared to a year earlier.<\/p>\n
Sales by the group reached 89.16 billion Swiss francs, or 5.3
\npercent more than in 2001, the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Nestle said it expected to continue to improve its performance
\nin 2003.<\/p>\n
\"In spite of political and economic turbulence and the
\ncontinued strength of the Swiss franc, I am confident that in
\n2003 Nestle will be able to further improve its performance,\"
\nChief Executive Officer Peter Brabeck said in the statement.<\/p>\n
Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of goodwill
\nrose by 9.5 percent to 10.9 billion Swiss francs.<\/p>\n
The U.S., Canada and Brazil particularly contributed to sales
\ngrowth last year. -- AFP<\/p>",
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