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Troubled Thai firm Energy Absolute gets nod for bond extension
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2024
» Energy Absolute Public Company Limited obtained approval to extend the maturity of 4 billion baht (US$116.5 million) of green bonds, providing some relief for the Thai renewable energy company that is under a fraud investigation. The shares surged the most in more than a decade.
Southeast Asia solar boom at risk from US-China trade stress
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - The future of Southeast Asia's booming solar industry, which produces the most panels in the world after China, is being thrown into doubt as the United States looks set to impose hefty tariffs on the region.
Central banks buying more gold than previously thought
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Central banks have loaded up on more gold than previously thought this year, offering crucial support to prices that have faced pressure from global monetary tightening.
Thailand bets on EVs to draw trillion baht in foreign investment
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2023
» Thailand, renowned as the ‘Detroit of Asia’ for its production of internal combustion engine cars, wants to break into the top tier of electric vehicle (EV) makers as part of a goal to lure 1 trillion baht (US$28 billion) of investments in four years.
Global funds abandon China blue chips in $9.3bn selloff
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2023
» HONG KONG - Global investors have been shedding China’s blue-chip stocks in what’s been a record-selling streak, showing even the nation’s industry leaders are falling out of favor as a rout deepens.
Banpu to boost US shale gas investments
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2023
» Banpu Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest coal producer, plans to boost its investments in United States shale gas as it prepares for the New York listing of its American unit this year.
Goldman, Nomura see Thailand embarking on rate-hike cycle
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/06/2022
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is set to raise rates from August to quell persistently high inflation, according to analysts, ending a three-year long easy monetary policy stance to shield the Covid-19 pandemic-hit economy.
Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2022
» President Xi Jinping defended China’s lockdown-dependent approach to fighting the pandemic, even as he sought to reassure the world that the country was still committed to opening its economy.
Russian vodka boycott goes global to punish Putin for war
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/03/2022
» An international boycott of Russian vodka is building from the United States to Australia as politicians and corporations signal their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine by targeting one of his country’s most iconic products.
After deadly floods, Malaysia king urges protection of forests
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/02/2022
» Malaysia’s king urged the government to take measures to protect the environment and ensure that at least half of the country’s land area remains forested, months after the nation suffered its worst floods in decades.