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How well will we age?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/12/2017
» When I was thinking about topics to discuss with the new country head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Thailand recently, one issue that came to mind was the challenge of population ageing in Southeast Asia. Clearly, this is a big issue for most Asian economies and the real situation may be more serious than we might have thought.
Mixed signals
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/11/2017
» Trade and investment have been vital contributors to growth in the Asia Pacific region, where many developing economies were surging before the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Global and regional trade subsequently weakened, and while the outlook has brightened this year, clouds loom on the horizon.
M&A prospects grow as Philippine economy steams ahead
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/10/2017
» Strong economic fundamentals and rapid growth demand from an increasingly affluent population are expected to attract more merger and acquisition (M&A) activity to the Philippines as political uncertainties surrounding the current administration have eased, say analysts.
Sea change in South Korea
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/05/2017
» Last Tuesday's victory by Moon Jae-in in South Korea's early presidential election appears to have been welcomed by most observers, as evidenced by the strengthening of the won and Asian share rallies following his landslide win.
Transforming Tatung
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/03/2017
» As Tatung Co approaches its centennial year in 2018, it is undergoing a transformation under president Lin Kuo Wen-Yen, one of the most successful female executives in Taiwan, now under the leadership of its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen.
Swipe and go
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/01/2017
» Planning a trip abroad for the coming New Year holiday? In the old days, if you were a holidaymaker or a business traveller, you probably would have booked a trip through a travel agent and when you got to your destination, bought a map and rented a car to get yourself around.
Building opportunity
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/01/2017
» With domestic consumption sluggish or shrinking, Southeast Asia's cement producers are expanding abroad in hopes of finding new revenue streams in countries where infrastructure needs are driving more demand.
Doing well by doing good
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/12/2016
» After working in the finance field for about a decade, Sasibai Kimis quit her job and on Valentines' Day in 2013 she founded Earth Heir Partners as an enterprise that would not only make money but also would do something good for society.
Investing in Asean's future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/09/2016
» Figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) show that foreign direct investment (FDI) to Asean fell by 8% last year to US$120 billion. Declines in FDI in services, cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and lower intra-company loans were the major reasons behind the drop.
Securing our digital future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2016
» Cybercrime is everywhere these days, it seems. Or maybe we are just hearing about it more regularly. In Thailand this month, a gang stole 12 million baht from 21 ATMs in six provinces by using malware to infect the system. It was two weeks before the news leaked out, and by that time the perpetrators, said to have been eastern Europeans, were long gone. The thefts, the first of their kind locally, may have been linked to similar heists in Taiwan in July.