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Risk in review: Managing risks from the front line
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 12/09/2017
» Organisations across the globe, including in Asia-Pacific, are facing an increasingly complex and evolving risk landscape. The business environment is even more volatile because of cyberthreats and increasingly sophisticated technology.
Winning in maturing markets will require new models
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 13/03/2017
» At the start of 2016, many commentators expressed declining optimism about emerging markets, in particular China, Brazil, Russia and Southeast Asia, amid a drop in economic performance and weaker growth predictions. In reality, what affected emerging markets was a mix of domestic and external factors that, when taken individually, were not unusual, but when they occurred simultaneously had a dramatic impact.
More investment incentives in pipeline as Thailand seeks to enhance competitiveness
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 27/02/2017
» Thailand is introducing two new investment programmes -- Amendment No.4 of the Investment Promotion Act 2017 and the Competitive Enhancement Act for Targeted Industries 2017 -- aimed at enhancing the country's competitiveness on the world stage and maintaining a position as a major business hub within Southeast Asia for trade, investment and finance.
Conflicts of interest and their cultural context in Southeast Asia
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 06/12/2016
» Strong relationships are central to doing business in Southeast Asia, and favours among friends and family, even in business, are normal in Asia. But these relationships can become a double-edged sword, leading to potential conflicts of interest that can hurt businesses.
M&A: Making strategic acquisitions to achieve growth
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 25/10/2016
» The Asean Economic Community is opening up the region to the free movement of goods and services, as well as the free flow of capital and labour. Concurrently, companies from the traditional developed economies that are experiencing little or no growth at home are seeking new opportunities in the growth markets of Southeast Asia. These forces are creating buy-side activity in the mergers and acquisitions market. Meanwhile, family-owned businesses are assessing increased competition, as well as more challenging management succession issues, which together drive sell-side considerations.