2. ACTIVOS SUBYACENTES
2.2. Activos que respaldan la emisión
2.2.8. Declaraciones y garantías dadas al emisor en relación con los activos
among the poorest segment of the population. Official investigation of these
groups reveals insect spirits at the root of the movement, sparking a panic and
causing riots in the most heavily affected neighborhoods.
the megas, however, have helped it to preserve both the monarchy and its autonomy. In addition, the environment has an odd champion in the royal family, all of whom at least pay lip service (and sometimes even nuyen) to keep ecolog- ical damage contained, if not cleaned up. While there’s little the king can do legislatively to mandate change, he uses his position as a figurehead to rally public support for cleanup and anti-polluting policy.
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It’s easy to tell Rahman isn’t thrilled by this, but so far he’s put up with it. He doesn’t yet have the power to silence the royals. That day is coming, though.>
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Don’t be so sure, darling. What better way to play both sides at once? Rahman gets to make the corps happy, and the king appeals to the disaffected masses, letting them know there’s someone (no matter how ineffectual) on their side too. Everyone stays complacent and satisfied, while the Straits get used as a biochemical toilet. It’s brilliant.>
JadeFriction still exists between the Chinese and Malay, in par- ticular between the Chinese-dominated Democratic Action party and the Islamic Party of Malaysia. Though the majority of the population is Malay, the Chinese community dominates the economy. With more than 22 million people, Malaysia has one of the highest standards of living in Southeast Asia, largely because of its expanding industrial sector. The government and the relevant ethnic institutions undertook the task of develop- ing a common Malaysian identity, integrating metahumans and the culture of the Sixth World, but the dominant cultural force has undoubtedly been money.
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Rahman’s greatest political success has been his adroit bal- ancing of the demands of the country’s two main ethnic com- munities. He entrenched a Malay-first policy with preferential treatment for Malays in jobs, university placements and lucra- tive business deals. But he also gave the Chinese a measure of economic autonomy and has used the threat of an Islamic state to subdue their demands.>
OtomoMALAYSIA ONLINE
Enough about the politicos. The meat world may pay the bills for some of you, but it’s the Matrix that’s home to me. Malaysia’s Matrix is a magnificent electronic topography rife with scientific splendor, commercial attractions and exciting entertainment. Malaysia is used to being the place this corner of the world comes to for … well, everything. Between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, more than half the wealth in Asia has a home here, and the same goes for data. Whereas other nations are doing well to have a jury-rigged RTG and a few hosts in urban areas, Malaysia’s virtual presence is firmly estab- lished and available even in less populated areas.
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Every mom and pop surfs the ’Trix. My mom drops into the Lotus Palace, a virtual mall, while Pop trashes his wageslave bonus gambling online.>
Singapore SlingerVirtual Malaysia is more than just an extravagant collection of organic and mechanical forms and themed hosts; it is also home to a polyglot civilization of wildly varied institutions and overlapping cultures. The hosts and companies that call it home rarely limit themselves to standard iconography. Here in partic- ular, appearance is critical; who you are and how much money you can afford to invest in your virtual company profile affects everything from brokerage stock evaluations to how long you have to wait for a table at a top-end corp friendly restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Chinese neon, Muslim art, Indian and Malay iconography—historical forces get together with corporate architecture in the nexus point that is Kuala Lumpur’s LTG.
Kuala Lumpur has been aggressive in its use of Matrix technology. It was the first city to deregulate telecommunica- tions after the Crash, giving PacRim Communications (PRC) the opportunity to step in with a new network plan that could lease capacity to government institutions and private corporations— part of an overall plan to render the city indispensible to every major and minor player in the region. Kuala Lumpur became an example of a metroplex with a mission to make itself a global information hub.
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PRC’s regional director, Lim Krishnan, has turned into a celebrity in Kuala Lumpur. Diversifying the PRC’s interests into services and interactive media, he made a fortune with his Malaysian-based Maxis Communications, a corporate tool for marketing and propaganda.>
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Yeah, but he throws a great party.>
Mei-meiIn the past, dedicated point-to-point Matrix connections were required to ensure security, making them cost-prohibi- tive for small corps and government institutions. The re-emer- gence of Renraku’s virtual private networking solutions has changed that. Using encrypted technology, Securitech International—a Renraku subsidiary—established a secure remote connection (and encrypted “tunnel”) to corporate hosts over the LTG. Securitech integrates VPN solutions into SANs and firewalls, together with virus protection and intrusion countermeasures.
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Privacy and data protected by advanced encryption and nasty black ice. I suspect that Renraku is ready to release a safety package for wireless networking.>
Neon SamuraiYamatetsu Corporation
One example of the heavy ’Trix presence in Malaysia and the extent to which the nation is happy to shack up with the
corps is Yamatetsu’s MetaMatrix. Yamatetsu approached the government with an ambitious online sim-learning project. The setup improved Malaysia’s educational foundation and estab- lished a Matrix-enabled learning model that included integrat- ed support for all the country’s different languages. The tech- nology-based education program, provided by MetaMatrix, really contributed to peace and stability in Malaysia. With the use of shared translation memories—parallel databases of pre- vious translated content—MetaMatrix has been gaining on PacRim Com, a fact that has Rahman a bit nervous. He has a cozy relationship with PRC and they’re only so interested in tol- erating competition.
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Machine translations are also included in Transys Neuronet’s portfolio. Expect future updates.>
The Mighty BuddhaGoing wireless, Yamatetsu plans to contest with PRC by offering mobility and cutting-edge applications. AngelSat needs to graduate fast to make the most of its single biggest growth opportunity. While the networking market it dominates settles into maturity, Transys, S-K and Erika are beginning to make massive investments in the new wireless technology. After decades of building separate satellite networks to deliver simsense, trideo and Matrix links, Yamatetsu is especially eager to find product applications for AngelSat’s theoretical findings.
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Eager to spy on Transys, you mean. I’ve heard that Jacques Barnard has moved to Kuala Lumpur and is scouting for local talent.>
China DollBANKING
Malaysia is a center of Asian banking, due in no small part to the success of the Malaysian Independent Bank.
Malaysian Independent Bank
It’s a violation of Shariah—Islamic law, as interpreted by Islamic jurists—to charge interest on a loan or be paid interest on an investment. Despite the constraints of Shariah on inter- est-bearing instruments, a fierce banking rivalry has developed in Malaysia. Nobody has a good sense of the size of the Islamic financial market, but the Malaysian Independent Bank has always been at the forefront of innovation in Islamic finance. Arab and Malay jurists found a way out: to deal only in asset- based securities. Very early on, the MIB developed an interbank money system for certified Islamic bonds. The growth of Islamic finance in Malaysia is a reflection of the gravitation of Shariah-compliant funds to Malaysia from markets like Cairo, Dubai or Tashkent.