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How Singapore succeeds
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2015
» Singapore first established its Operational Headquarters (OHQ) programme in late 1992 to encourage multinational companies to use the city-state as a base for their incursions into Asia, and it has been a significant success.
The case for a base
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2015
» Singapore and Hong Kong have long been established as ideal locations for regional headquarters of companies expanding in Asia, thanks to favourable tax regimes, little red tape and more internationalised financial systems than their Asian peers.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/07/2015
» Walking into a cookery class of seven students at CPIT, the largest vocational training institute on New Zealand's South Island, I am surprised to see almost all Asian faces — both boys and girls — with only one Kiwi as they prepare food as part of their studies.
Local focus, regional reach
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/07/2015
» As the Asean Economic Community (AEC) draws near, companies that have already established a regional presence expect to have a competitive advantage. In the financial sphere, few are better positioned than Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (Maybank IB), the wholly owned investment banking arm of Malaysia's largest financial group.
Troubled waters
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/04/2015
» The shipping industry is supposed to be one of the beneficiaries of the collapse in global oil price as operators' costs have fallen. As well, the drop on oil prices has triggered a decline in commodity prices, which should stimulate demand for sea transport.
Exploring the options
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/03/2015
» As Thailand takes a three-month respite from the noisy debate over oil and gas exploration, all sides involved hope that the time will be used to come up with a system that promotes energy security and is fair to the public and business alike.
Winning the AEC race
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/09/2014
» Asean is poised to become one of the world's big growth markets, led by economies not yet fully tapped such as Vietnam and Myanmar. But small and mid-sized domestic companies fear being left out amid the intensified competition that regional integration will bring.
CK sheds subway shares
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2014
» SET-listed Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK) is divesting some of its stake in subway operator Bangkok Metro Plc (BMCL) for nearly 1.7 billion baht, giving it a 1-billion-baht profit to be used in repaying debt and serving future investments.
AustCham calls for SME aid
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/06/2014
» The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham Thailand) is calling on the government to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and strengthen the rule of law, citing the number of auto-part makers planning to invest in Thailand.
KTB preps for yuan business in Yunnan
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/12/2013
» YUNNAN : Krungthai Bank (KTB), the country's second-largest bank by assets, is strengthening the role of its Kunming branch as part of the strategy to build a greater presence in the Greater Mekong Subregion.