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Thai firms looking beyond backyard
Business, Published on 20/06/2017
» Thai companies are looking beyond Asean for mergers and acquisitions, while the stronger baht is expected to help lower financial costs for these deals, HSBC says.
Vietnam ready to be choice landing spot
Business, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 21/08/2018
» With billion-dollar deals being struck between Vietnamese companies and Thai conglomerates over the past few years, Vietnam is ready for a second wave of investments from medium-sized Thai businesses, buoyed by the growing consumer market, emerging sectors and the overall investment climate, says HSBC Bank Vietnam.
Mixed signals
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/11/2017
» Trade and investment have been vital contributors to growth in the Asia Pacific region, where many developing economies were surging before the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Global and regional trade subsequently weakened, and while the outlook has brightened this year, clouds loom on the horizon.
Stocks rally on FED signal but SET fails to respond
Business, Published on 23/03/2015
» Recap: Global stock markets rallied strongly and foreign fund flows returned to risky asset classes including equities after the US Federal Reserve signalled that it would not start raising its interest rates until later this year, easing concerns of an increase as soon as June.
Iconic Harley-Davidson is building plant in Thailand
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2017
» HONG KONG - Iconic motorcycle builder Harley-Davidson, praised by US President Donald Trump as a pillar of American manufacturing and keeping jobs at home, is building a new plant in Thailand.
Long-term matchmaker
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 27/08/2018
» A healthy financial sector is the lifeline for any economy that wants thrive. For a developing country such as Vietnam, it has taken years to restructure its underbanked economy and build a more efficient and sustainable financial system.
HSBC unit notches several awards
Business, Published on 09/09/2023
» HSBC Thailand was named "Best International Bank in Thailand" by Asiamoney and FinanceAsia magazines for the third consecutive year.
Second time lucky
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 20/06/2016
» On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi was working in midtown Manhattan at the permanent mission of India to the United Nations. He had no idea what was happening until a colleague called with a report of fire engines speeding urgently through the streets.
Slowdown ahead
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/12/2018
» The economic outlook doesn't seem as rosy as it once did for most Asian countries looking toward 2019. The relatively dynamic world trade recovery that began in late 2016 is now threatened by tensions between the United States and China, coupled with increasing protectionism in many economies.
Agent of change
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/01/2017
» Back when Vietnam's international profile was just slightly better than North Korea's, only a few outsiders considered working in a country ruled by a monolithic Communist party, but that didn't stop John Ditty, who has been making a living in a decidedly capitalist field there since 1993.