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HeadlinesBusiness Background Axiata is a telecommunications company. It primarily provides mobile and infrastructure service and operates in four main geographic areas: Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Mobile services are derived through controlling interests in five mobile operators: Celcom in Malaysia, XL in Indonesia, Dialog in Sri Lanka, Robi in Bangladesh, and Smart in Cambodia. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Malaysia and Indonesia. It also owns mobile tower and fibre infrastructure and generates infrastructure revenue through its infrastructure company, Edotco.
  Keyman188 IMF increases global growth forecast and says a way out of the crisis is ‘increasingly visible’ (PUBLISHED TUE, APR 6 20218:31 AM EDTUPDATED TUE, APR 6 20218:38 AM EDT) ~ The latest round of fiscal stimulus in the U.S. along with the vaccine rollouts across the world have made the Fund more confident about the global economy this year. ~ The latest forecasts suggest the United States is well placed to experience a solid economic recovery in 2021, in contrast to what’s expected for most of the world, where many economies are likely to take longer to return to their pre-crisis levels. LONDON — The International Monetary Fund is now expecting a stronger economic recovery in 2021 as Covid-19 vaccine rollouts get underway, but it warns of “daunting challenges” given the different rates of administering shots across the globe. On Tuesday the group said it expects the world economy to grow by 6% in 2021, up from its 5.5% forecast in January. Looking further ahead, global GDP (gross domestic product) for 2022 is seen increasing by 4.4%, higher than an earlier estimate of 4.2%. “Even with high uncertainty about the path of the pandemic, a way out of this health and economic crisis is increasingly visible,” Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s chief economist, said in the latest World Economic Outlook report. The latest round of fiscal stimulus in the U.S., along with the vaccine rollouts across the world, have made the fund more confident about the global economy this year. “Nonetheless, the outlook presents daunting challenges related to divergences in the speed of recovery both across and within countries and the potential for persistent economic damage from the crisis,” Gopinath also said. The IMF estimated a 5.1% GDP rate for advanced economies this year, with the United States growing at a pace of 6.4% in 2021. Meanwhile, the forecast for emerging and developing economies is 6.7% in 2021, with India expected to grow as much as 12.5%. “Within-country income inequality will likely increase because young workers and those with relatively lower skills remain more heavily affected in not only advanced but also emerging markets and developing economies,” Gita warned, while also adding that lower levels of female employment is exacerbating disparities too. As a result, the IMF said that governments should continue to focus on “escaping the crisis” by providing fiscal support, including to their healthcare systems. In a second phase, “policymakers will need to limit long-term economic scarring” from the crisis and boost public investment, for instance. “Without additional efforts to give all people a fair shot, cross-country gaps in living standards could widen significantly, and decades-long trends of global poverty reduction could reverse,” Gopinath warned. Recovery in the U.S. The latest forecasts suggest the United States is well placed to experience a solid economic recovery in 2021, in contrast to what’s expected for most of the world, where many economies are likely to take longer to return to their pre-crisis levels. The positive assessment for the U.S. is highly driven by President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, which entered into force last month. As such, unemployment in the United States is expected to fall from 8.1% in 2020 to 5.8% this year and then again to 4.1% in 2022, according to the latest IMF projections. Back in February, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. could return to full employment in 2022. “There’s absolutely no reason why we should suffer through a long slow recovery,” she told CNN at the time. The IMF’s latest forecasts confirm that the U.S. is on track to not only return but surpass its pre-Covid levels this year. “Among advanced economies, the United States is expected to surpass its pre-Covid GDP level this year, while many others in the group will return to their pre-COVID levels only in 2022,” Gita said. ## https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/imf-world-economic-outlook-april-2021-global-gdp-to-hit-6percent.html 06/04/2021 8:44 PM Keyman188 JPMorgan’s Dimon Says ‘This Boom Could Easily Run Into 2023’ (April 7, 2021, 6:10 PM GMT+8Updated on April 7, 2021, 9:39 PM GMT+8) Jamie Dimon said he’s optimistic the pandemic will end with a U.S. economic rebound that could last at least two years. “I have little doubt that with excess savings, new stimulus savings, huge deficit spending, more QE, a new potential infrastructure bill, a successful vaccine and euphoria around the end of the pandemic, the U.S. economy will likely boom,” the JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer said Wednesday in his annual letter to shareholders. “This boom could easily run into 2023.” Unprecedented federal rescue programs have blunted unemployment and averted further economic deterioration, according to Dimon, who said banks entered the crisis strong and able to help communities weather the storm. While lenders also benefited from U.S. stimulus, they built up buffers against future loan losses and performed well in stress tests, he said. Dimon also pointed to U.S. consumers, who used stimulus checks to reduce debt to the lowest level in 40 years and stashed them in savings, giving them -- like corporations -- an “extraordinary” amount of spending power once lockdowns end. The latest round of quantitative easing measures will have created more than $3 trillion in deposits at U.S. banks, a portion of which can be lent out, he said. It could all add up to a Goldilocks moment, according to Dimon, where growth is fast and sustained while inflation ticks up gently. Threats to that outcome include virus variants and a rapid or sustained jump in inflation that prompts rates to rise sooner. At 65, Dimon is the most prominent executive in global banking, serving as a spokesman for the industry while leading a titan of both Wall Street and consumer lending. He’s run the company since the end of 2005, and is the only CEO still at the helm after steering a major bank through the financial crisis. The 65-page letter (plus a page of footnotes) is Dimon’s longest yet, following last year’s abbreviated one that came less than a week after he returned to work from emergency heart surgery. As always, it is wide-ranging, touching on topics from financial regulation to China to inequality and institutional racism. ## https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-07/dimon-says-fintech-and-big-tech-are-here-as-banks-lose-ground?srnd=premium-asia 07/04/2021 10:20 PM Keyman188 Axiata & Digi both suspended at the same time... Is it merger talk emerged again !!!........... 08/04/2021 8:19 AM Keyman188 Celcom Axiata to merge with Digi.Com, say sources (theedgemarkets.com / April 08, 2021 10:32 am +08) KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Celcom Axiata Bhd, a unit of Axiata Group Bhd, is merging with Digi.Com Bhd to create the biggest mobile service provider in Malaysia, according to sources familiar with the telcos. This time round it is the merger of the operations in Malaysia, unlike the previous mega-merger plan that Axiata and Digi.Com’s parent Telenor had previously tried to merge the operations in Asia region. “The merger will bring in financial benefits although each party will not hold a controlling stake in the merged entity… the merger should be evaluated in the financial benefits,” said a source. As the high growth era is over in the mobile service industry that requires large capital expenditure, merger to achieve economy of scale is seen to be a logical move going forward, said analysts. Furthermore, analysts noted mega merger of the regional operations is far more complicated as regulatory approvals are required. Trading in the shares of Axiata Group and Digi.Com have been suspended this morning pending an announcement. In separate filings to the stock exchange this morning, the companies said that accordingly, all structured warrants relating to Digi.Com will also be suspended at the same time. Axiata will hold a media briefing this afternoon. The trading suspension of the two telcos has sparked fresh speculation in the market given that Axiata and Digi.Com's parent Telenor were in merger talks before but negotiation fell through. To recap, Axiata and Digi’s Norwegian parent Telenor ASA mutually agreed to terminate their mega-merger to consolidate both telecommunication giants’ operations in Asia after about four months of negotiation in 2019. In May 2019, Axiata announced that it was in talks with Telenor to merge their operations in Asia, resulting in Telenor being the majority shareholder of the global Merged entity, and anticipated to own 56.5% and Axiata holding 43.5%. The proposed merger would result in the emergence of Asean’s largest telecommunication company, with a pro forma revenue of RM50 billion and a net profit of RM4 billion. ## https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/celcom-axiata-merge-digicom-say-sources 08/04/2021 10:39 AM  thomas28 https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3146316 08/04/2021 2:07 PM BuffetOnWeed The transaction will be subject to approval by Celcom and Digi shareholders, receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary terms and conditions. The Parties acknowledge that there is no certainty that these discussions will result in any agreement. Imagine if gomen no allow this monopoly to happen 08/04/2021 2:44 PM Keyman188 Keyman188 no plan to sell worrr... Keyman188 wants to celebrate with Celcom Digi Bhd's management together... CHEERS............ 08/04/2021 2:58 PM nicholas99 it said it will be listed as celcom digi berhad? how? meaning axiata no more? 08/04/2021 4:01 PM Consultant sell and left keyman alone.. wait for confirmation on shares arrangement then only decide to enter or avoid 08/04/2021 7:35 PM Keyman188 Laugh die Keyman188... Keyman188 average cost @ 2.61...please don't sourgrape lahhh... Keyman188 always not alone.... you really naive.... wkwkwk...kekeke...hehehe... Posted by Consultant > Apr 8, 2021 7:35 PM | Report Abuse sell and left keyman alone.. wait for confirmation on shares arrangement then only decide to enter or avoid 08/04/2021 7:43 PM Keyman188 "亚通此前表示，在合并企业营运分布的9个国家中，总客户人数将高达3亿，预期可带来超过120亿美元（约500亿令吉）营收及超过48亿美元（200亿令吉）营运盈利" https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2456549.html ^^^ OMG...after merger can achieve RM 20 billion operating profit !!!.................. Shall we celebrate the sunshine bright moment to come !!!................ CHEERS................. 09/04/2021 7:56 AM aliyusof Nicholas99, if read yesterday news correctly, Digi plans merging with Axiata business in Malaysia only, excluding Axiata's businesses in other countries. So, believe merged Digi Celcom will use current Digi listing status in our Bursa. As such, i think Axiata could be still maintaining its current listed entity (which covers its all other current businesses, minus the Celcom mobile phone business). My personal view only. 09/04/2021 8:44 AM aliyusof Keyman188...congrats n happy for u, bought at such a very low price. U r very good also in picking many other stocks, at right timing, which i invested too but at much higher prices. Well done 09/04/2021 8:48 AM bullmarket1628 Walaoeh, super damn hot man Axiata today ! Now Axiata already traded at RM4.12 +0.32 +8.4% Huat ah, Heng ah, Ong ah ! 09/04/2021 9:33 AM Keyman188 "配合交易，亚通将会获得相等于合并完成后数码网络的33.1%股权新股，另加现金约20亿令吉，其中数码网络和挪威电讯各占17亿令吉和3亿令吉" ## https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2456556.html Wooo.... Axiata will receive cash by RM 2 bil & Digi will receive cash by RM 1.7 bil after merger... If cash received, any possibility will reward "Special Dividend" to shareholders ?????? 09/04/2021 10:56 AM Keyman188 If management just using half of cash received... Then any possibility shareholders will be reward by 10 cents special dividend ???............. Posted by Keyman188 > Apr 9, 2021 10:56 AM | Report Abuse X "配合交易，亚通将会获得相等于合并完成后数码网络的33.1%股权新股，另加现金约20亿令吉，其中数码网络和挪威电讯各占17亿令吉和3亿令吉" ## https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2456556.html Wooo.... Axiata will receive cash by RM 2 bil & Digi will receive cash by RM 1.7 bil after merger... If cash received, any possibility will reward "Special Dividend" to shareholders ?????? 09/04/2021 11:00 AM veekay128 With 5G coming along. Plus being no.1 telecommunication in malaysia. Furthermore, having the biggest clientele. With lesser competitors. I think yes. Potential upside. 09/04/2021 11:49 AM Stockisnotfun Like that celcom and digi sure win the tender lo? Now is who have more money then will win the tender? 09/04/2021 4:42 PM Ukga Bought both companies shares a while back. Hope it all come to fruition for the merger. Cheers 09/04/2021 7:42 PM Keyman188 热门股:亚通 上挑RM4.42 亚通（AXIATA，6888，主板电信与媒体股）的日线股价趋势，于4月9日显现一段技术反弹走势，闭市时报4.11令吉，按日涨31仙或8.16%。短期间该股或会上挑4.12-4.42令吉水平。 9/4/21行情 闭市：4.11令吉 起落：+31仙 成交量：470,329宗 最高：4.23令吉 最低：3.90令吉 本益比：102.750倍 毛周息率：1.703% 52周最高：4.23令吉 52周最低：2.66令吉 ## https://www.enanyang.my/%E8%A1%8C%E5%AE%B6%E8%AE%BA%E8%82%A1/%E7%83%AD%E9%97%A8%E8%82%A1%E4%BA%9A%E9%80%9A-%E4%B8%8A%E6%8C%91rm442 10/04/2021 1:21 PM superlimit88 celcom digi merger to form tech giant....shareholding 31 31 ...rest? 10/04/2021 7:31 PM pang72 I am not so clear too for shareholding... Axiata + local fund 51% Digi 31% Then, 82% liao... Retailers got only 18%?? 11/04/2021 12:00 PM Keyman188 Sudah lama dalam Bursa Malaysia main saham... Sampai sekarang masih tak faham apa ialah "Bursa Malaysia "... 4 King of gloves -vs- 4 King of Telco... K-shape moving momentum.... 11/04/2021 12:14 PM aliyusof Will Celcom-Digi merger be good for consumers, asks Tok Mat https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/04/15/will-celcom-digi-merger-be-good-for-consumers-asks-tok-mat/ 16/04/2021 5:51 AM Keyman188 CEO of world’s largest money manager: ‘I am incredibly bullish’ on the stock market (PUBLISHED THU, APR 15 20218:48 AM EDTUPDATED THU, APR 15 202111:44 AM EDT) ~ BlackRock CEO Larry Fink noted that a host of factors are likely to propel markets higher in the near term, even as the S&P 500 and the Dow hover near record levels. ~ “I believe because of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, the cash on the sidelines, earnings, the markets are OK. Markets are going to continue to be stronger,” he predicted. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Thursday he’s optimistic about financial markets as the economy attempts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “I am incredibly bullish on the markets,” Fink said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” He noted that a host of factors are likely to propel markets higher in the near term, even as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hover near record levels. “I believe because of monetary stimulus, fiscal stimulus, the cash on the sidelines, earnings, the markets are OK. Markets are going to continue to be stronger,” said the co-founder and chairman of the world’s largest asset manager. “A big reason why there’s so much cash sitting on the sidelines during Covid and during remote working our behaviors have changed dramatically,” Fink explained, noting the amount of money many commuters are saving by not going into work. “Whether the money is coming from a stimulus check or is coming from savings or behavior changes for savings, I think it’s fantastic that we’re seeing more people either investing for the long term or even trading,” he added. Fink also commented on BlackRock’s institutional client base, which includes pensions funds, saying climate change and inflation risk are bigger concerns to them than cryptocurrencies. Fink on Covid vaccines, budget deficits The BlackRock CEO cautioned near-term risks to the stock market do exist. Fink said the arrival of coronavirus variants that dramatically reduce the effectiveness of Covid vaccines is the biggest one. Long term, Fink said, the government deficit — which has grown as the U.S. Congress passed trillions of dollars worth of pandemic stimulus to support the economy— poses a more of a threat. “Deficits right now are not a big issue, and that’s what the markets are saying,” Fink contended. “They’re not a big issue because the amount of money that’s on the sideline, the amount of capital that is trying to be put to work.” However, Fink said the strength of the economy in the years ahead could change his outlook. “If we don’t have economic growth that is sustainable over the next 10 years — and I’m saying economic growth that is above 3% — our deficits are going to matter, and they are going to elevate interest rates at some time,” he said. Fink’s comments came after BlackRock reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations. The company’s assets under management also increased to just over $9 trillion, up 39% from $6.47 trillion in the same quarter a year ago. ## https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/15/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-hes-incredibly-bullish-on-stock-market.html 16/04/2021 2:27 PM  |
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