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MALAYSIA   HIGHLIGHTS IN RETAILING MARKET Wal-Mart considering taking over Makro Malaysia October 2006   Wal-Mart Stores Inc is among several retailers which have expressed interest in taking over the Makro Cash & Carry Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd stores in Malaysia. Other interested parties would include Costco Wholesale Corp of the US, Germany's Metro Cash & Carry, Dairy Farm Group of Hong Kong, the operator of the Giant hypermarket in Malaysia, and the UK's Tesco . Costco and Metro currently operate in the Asia Pacific region but yet to make an entry into Malaysia.   Makro Malaysia has planned to exit its business operation from the country.    KEY STATISTICS   Population: 24,385,858 (July 2006 est.)    Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.6% (male 4,093,859/female 3,862,730) 15-64 years: 62.6% (male 7,660,680/female 7,613,537) 65 years and over: 4.7% (male 509,260/female 645,792) (2006 est.)   Population growth rate: 1.78% (2006 est.)   GDP (purchasing power parity): $290.2 billion (2005 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $12,100 (2005 est.)   Unemployment rate: 3.4% (June 2006)

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