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Thai firms awash with local liquidity
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 03/05/2016
» Thai corporates have not experienced liquidity management problems as funding from the domestic banking sector remains ample, with the government's planned infrastructure projects boding well for the upcoming business outlook, say HSBC executives.
UN agency cuts Thai GDP view
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 15/01/2016
» Thailand's economic growth outlook this year has been sliced to 3.5% due to headwinds from swelling household debt and China's economic slowdown, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap).
Buyer beware
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/11/2015
» Using a credit card for your daily shopping or that occasional spree is a convenient form of payment. But think twice before gaily handing over your card to the counter cashier, for criminals and swindlers have been honing their skills to fraudulently get their hands on other people's credit cards.
Thailand slides in global ranks
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/10/2015
» Thailand's global ranking for the ease of doing business has fallen three places to 49th mainly due to lower scores associated with starting a business and getting credit, according to the World Bank's latest report.
Tepid waters through 2017 for country's economic prospects
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 12/10/2015
» Thailand's economic growth outlook is expected to remain lukewarm in the next two years as slower global trade and fragile external demand hinder the country's export upturn, says Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P).
Economist urges nation to boost productivity gains
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/10/2015
» Thailand should focus on raising domestic demand by boosting productivity gains and enhancing real incomes to improve the lacklustre economic conditions, says an economist.
S&P sounds warning over Thailand's long-term credit outlook
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 30/09/2015
» Thailand's sovereign credit rating outlook is expected to remain stable over the next two years thanks to the country's strong external balance sheet and stable fiscal balance sheet, says Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S&P).
State banks help more Thais to join financial system
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/08/2015
» Kuala Lumpur: Thailand is among several countries in the East Asia and Pacific region to record an increase in financial inclusion thanks to greater financial services offered by state-owned banks, says a World Bank senior economist.
Stability and reform key to top FDI spot
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/06/2015
» Thailand could retain its top spot for Japanese foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the next three to five years with domestic stability and government reforms skewed towards raising economic growth potential, says an HSBC economist.
S&P: Thailand's outlook stable
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/06/2015
» Despite the sluggish economic conditions, the credit outlook of major Thai corporations should remain unscathed thanks to their manageable short-term debt, strong cash buffer and abundant liquidity, says Standard and Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services.