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Indonesia weighs transforming Bali into a regional financial hub
Published on 13/10/2025
» Indonesia is planning to create a financial hub in tourist hotspot Bali as it seeks to boost its lagging economy by attracting international banks, asset managers and private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter.
Authoritarians' brave new cities
Oped, Published on 23/09/2025
» Few policy ideas are as radical -- or as misleadingly packaged -- as "freedom cities". Championed by Silicon Valley's techno-libertarian elite and recently embraced by right-wing politicians like Donald Trump, the idea is to create digitally powered, master-planned enclaves of deregulated innovation.
Official calls for rejig of 2026 budget
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/09/2025
» The government is being urged to revise its 2026 budget strategy by trimming around 200 billion baht of "non-essential" spending to accommodate the incoming wave of foreign investment flowing out of China as a result of pressure from US President Donald Trump's policies.
Tackling the basics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2025
» Re: "Thais revise trade offer with US", (Business, July 8).
Can the 30-baht health scheme survive?
Oped, Published on 19/06/2025
» I recently met Dr Jadej Thammatacharee, secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), at the home of a mutual friend to ask questions, of which I had many, about the so-called 30-baht scheme -- also known as the "gold card" scheme.
Early surge in foreign investment in EEC
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/06/2025
» The number of foreigners investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) during the first four months of 2025 rose 40% year-on-year to 108, according to deputy government spokeswoman Sasikarn Wattanachan.
Baht bucks trends
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/05/2025
» Re: "Baht poised to weaken further", (Business, May 14) and "Foreigners get keen on Thai markets", (Business, May 13).
Can COP30 close the funding gap?
News, Published on 31/03/2025
» Last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku ended with developed countries agreeing to mobilise $300 billion (about 10.2 trillion baht) annually for climate finance in developing countries. But while this figure is three times higher than the previous $100 billion target, it falls far short of what's needed to close the climate funding gap.
The new productivity playbook: beyond cost-cutting to real value creation
Published on 16/03/2025
» Productivity. It’s the magic word in every boardroom today. But ask most executives what it means, and you’ll likely hear the same answer: cost reduction.
Reform needs more than just a chainsaw
News, Published on 10/03/2025
» Billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) czar Elon Musk and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could not be more different. But they share a stated common goal: cutting red tape and reducing the burden of government on businesses.