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US hot air and the Paris accord
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/11/2019
» Does it matter that the United States has formally begun withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement? Given that it is the world's second biggest carbon dioxide emitter after China, some say that yes, it does matter, because it will now be free to pollute the planet even more.
Bangkok Bank, PTT lead Thai shares higher
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2019
» The Thai benchmark advanced 0.7% to lead the pack in the region, underpinned by gains in financial and energy stocks. Bangkok Bank Plc scaled 6% while oil and gas major PTT Exploration and Production Plc rose 3.4% after posting a jump in quarterly net profit.
RCEP causing rifts in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019
» As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.
GM cuts 327 jobs at plants in Rayong
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/08/2019
» General Motors Thailand, the local car production unit of the US parent, has cut a further 327 jobs at its Rayong plants as part of a plan to reduce operating costs and slim down the manufacturing facility.
LGT Securities looks to overseas investment
Business, Published on 06/08/2019
» LGT Securities Thailand, a private banking and asset management company owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein, plans to capture higher demand for overseas investment and asset allocation from ultra high net worth (UHNW) investors.
Yuan’s slump puts Asia’s rate-cutting central banks on alert
Published on 05/08/2019
» China’s decision to weaken its currency amid an escalating trade war will put Asian central banks on the defensive as they gauge how much monetary-policy easing their economies can withstand.
Trade spat, explosions spook local stocks
Published on 02/08/2019
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index took a steep plunge on Friday as brewing Sino-US trade tensions and several explosions around Bangkok derailed investment appetite.
Nissan's unions unfazed by jobs cut
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/07/2019
» Nissan's two labour unions in Thailand are not worried about Nissan Motor Corporation's announcement to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide, saying two car plants in Samut Prakan have high use rates and sell to both local and overseas markets.
Cutting through the gloom in export prospects
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/07/2019
» Thailand's export prospects look gloomy this year amid weak global demand and the US-China trade spat.
EV prices to approach B1m in 3-5 years as market develops
Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 14/06/2019
» Increasing competition, the arrival of charging stations and lower production costs will drive down the price of an electric vehicle (EV) to a more affordable 1 million baht within 3-5 years, says Yossapong Laoonual, president of the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand.