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FWD intent on expanding market share
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/09/2024
» In the competitive Thai insurance field, an 11-year-old company has already emerged as a major player.
Maguro poised for aggressive expansion
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/08/2024
» Amid the growing popularity of Japanese food in Thailand, the MAGURO restaurant brand has managed to place itself in the minds of Thai diners, with aggressive expansion on the cards this year and next.
Thai ESG Fund expected to receive cabinet green light on Tuesday
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/07/2024
» The cabinet is expected to endorse the new Thai ESG Fund on Tuesday, with analysts hoping the revised conditions of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused fund will boost trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) by 40-50 billion baht a year.
Gold price peaks as SET index dips
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/04/2024
» Domestic prices of gold reached a new record high of 42,000 baht per baht-weight early Friday as the Stock of Thailand (SET) index sunk to a three-year low of less than 1,350 points, with unease in the Middle East sending investors rushing to safe assets.
AIA posts new record of B24.9bn in value of new business
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/04/2024
» AIA Thailand, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based multinational insurer, has devised a new strategy and a healthcare product to offer protection to Thais aged up to 99 years, aiming to maintain its leading position in Thailand's life insurance industry and ensure strong future growth.
Allianz targeting premiums worth B41bn
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2024
» Allianz Ayudhya Assurance, Thailand's leading life insurer, aims to increase its gross written premiums (GWPs) by 13% to 41 billion baht this year, thanks to an expansion of its agent network, focusing on health and unit-linked insurance products, and the launch of new services.
Allianz unit eyes 20% growth in corporate business
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/03/2024
» As the insurance industry expands, with new players entering the market and novel products being launched to capture consumer interest, insurance firms in Thailand have developed strategies to drive business growth.
Gulf Binance aims to be market leader
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/02/2024
» Gulf Binance Co, a joint venture between the world's largest crypto exchange and SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, aims to become the top player in Thailand's thriving digital asset exchange market within two years.
Baht expected to dive on US data
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/01/2024
» The baht could slide further, touching 36 to the dollar if US economic data released later this week indicates a resilient US economy and further delays to the Federal Reserve's trim of interest rates, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
The showdown over interest rates
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/01/2024
» Tensions are growing as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the Finance Ministry continue their stand-off with the Bank of Thailand after the premier repeatedly suggested the central bank should cut interest rates as inflation has subsided.