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Learning new cryptocurrency rules
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 15/05/2018
» The government of Thailand has responded to growing questions and concerns about cryptocurrency and related assets by passing an emergency decree, which came into effect on Monday.
Breaking the gridlock in project financing
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 09/01/2018
» An assignment of all construction and supply contracts is invariably an essential element of the security package required by syndicates of Thai banks for financing large construction projects. These include metropolitan mass-rapid rail transit, toll roads, provincial power plants, industrial facilities in the Eastern Economic Corridor, offshore oil and gas platforms, mixed-use commercial and residential complexes in the capital's central business district, and others.
Issues to look out for when investing overseas
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 13/09/2017
» Thai investors are increasingly expanding abroad, setting up companies and joint ventures with local partners in neighbouring countries in the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) and other regions. These outbound investments bring businesses into contact with many laws and regulations, and a basic understanding of the issues in each country is essential. These include:
PPP law: project risks the private sector is anxious about
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 05/07/2017
» The high-speed train from Nakhon Ratchasima to Bangkok, mired in delays for three successive governments, looks set to materialise after the current administration invoked the fast-track power of Section 44 of the interim charter to bypass all laws and obstacles to hire an all-Chinese consortium to build the line, contingent on US$5 billion (175 billion baht) in public debt to be raised soon.
PPP law and infrastructure projects
Business, Wirot Poonsuwan, Published on 10/05/2017
» Did you know Thailand was once the world's pioneer in bringing public-private partnership projects into existence?