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2012 Forbes Global 2000 & Ranking for Malaysian Companies


The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world features in Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on four criteria namely  Sales, Profit, Assets and Market value.

The ranking was first published in 2003 and it is a useful indicator for leading public companies in the world.

For the 2012 ranking, there are 18 Malaysian companies listed drop from 20 in 2011. The companies that no longer in the list were PLUS Expressway and PPB Group.

The table below is top 20 of 2012 Forbes Global 2000 and all the position of Malaysian companies in the list.

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2011 Ranking of Malaysian Banks Based on Assets Size & Market Capitalization


Banks

Finally, the merger between Hong Leong bank & EON bank has completed. This exercise creates Malaysian fourth largest bank based on assets size & market capitalization.

The table below shows the ranking of Malaysian Banks based on assets size and  market capitalization as of early 2011.

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2011 Forbes Global 2000 & Ranking for Malaysian Companies

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world features in Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on four criteria namely  Sales, Profit, Assets and Market value.

The ranking was first published in 2003 and it is a useful indicator for leading public companies in the world.

For 2011 ranking, there are 20 Malaysian companies listed which represent 1 percent of companies in the list.

The table below is top 20 of 2011 Forbes Global 2000 and all the position of Malaysian companies in the list.

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Compilation of Cash Rebate Credit Cards

Cash rebate credit cards are getting popular. More and more card issuers introduce cards with this features and many cardholders prefer this kind of benefits rather than reward points.

Due to so many choices, consumers may get confuse and do not know which card to apply. Hopefully, with this compilation or comparison, it will easier for them.

The table below is the list of cards that offers excellent cash rebate to the cardholders throughout the year. Bear in mind that cards that have limited time cash rebate or cash rebate promotions are excluded from the list.

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Comparison Between Gold Investment/Savings Account

Gold

There are a few ways to invest in gold. One of the most popular ways is via Investment or Savings account with a bank. The main benefit of this method is,  investor does not need to worry about keeping the physical gold by themselves.

Currently, there are 5 banks offer gold investment or savings account. Normally, banks will issue either passbook or statement to the depositors. Some of the banks do allow physical gold withdrawal.

Banks that currently offer these services are,

  • CIMB Bank – Gold Deposit Account (GDA)
  • Kuwait Finance House (KFH) – Gold Account – i (GAi)
  • Maybank – Maybank Gold Investment Account (MGIA)
  • Public Bank – Gold Investment Account (GIA)
  • United Overseas Bank (UOB) – Gold Savings Account (GSA)

The following table are the details comparison between 5 investment or savings accounts.

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