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Unlikely trio to offer 'green deposits'
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/04/2021
» HSBC Thailand has launched the country's first "green deposits" with petrochemical manufacturer Indorama Ventures (IVL) and 7-Eleven convenience store operator CP All, with the undisclosed deposit funds used for green projects such as renewable energy infrastructure and energy-efficient buildings.
Democrat MP underlines failures
Business, William Hicks, Published on 27/02/2021
» Many government stimulus measures failed to actually pay funds to businesses and individuals in need because of overly restrictive conditions and failures by civil servants to understand the needs of the public, says Kanok Wongtrangan, a Democrat Party MP.
Ricult addresses farmers' double trouble during drought
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/10/2020
» While Thai farmers have more or less avoided the economic ravages of the pandemic -- people still need to eat through lockdowns and travel restrictions -- they are not shielded from crises this year.
Pandemic leads to falling rents, glut
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/06/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already uncertain residential and office property market in Bangkok, likely to lead to falling rents and a glut of vacancies, says the chief executive of Savills Thailand.
Principal keen on Asia-Pacific for 2020 investors
Business, William Hicks, Published on 24/12/2019
» As growth slows in the world's largest economies, the US and China, Principal Asset Management Thailand is advising investors to move their assets to Asia-Pacific equities and real estate.
Rushing headlong into logistics
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/10/2019
» Increasing cross-border trade and the rapid rise of the e-commerce industry are bolstering the growth of Thailand's logistics sector, as are ambitions to make the country the region's delivery hub.
A different kind of 'finance guy' puts his spin on KTBST
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/08/2019
» Win Udomrachtavanich grew up having a negative perspective of "finance guys" and the cruelties of modern economics, yet remarkably he found himself running one of Thailand's youngest brokerage firms with ambitions of becoming a listed powerhouse.
Line drums up feature flood at annual conference in Tokyo
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/06/2019
» Line Corp yesterday announced a slew of new features, dramatically expanding the scope of the app as it vies to become an all-encompassing "super app" like China's WeChat.
Sri Trang tries on medical gloves
Business, William Hicks, Published on 12/02/2019
» Sri Trang Agro-Industry, the world's largest natural rubber firm, plans to drastically boost production of medical gloves to capitalise on falling rubber prices.