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SET rallies on Clinton bounce
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/11/2016
» Thai shares joined an across-the-board global stock market rally, climbing above the 1,500-point barrier yesterday as investor appetite increased after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reaffirmed that Hillary Clinton would not face charges over her use of a private email server.
FWD eyes e-commerce start in 2017
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/10/2016
» FWD Life Insurance Thailand will launch an e-commerce platform next year to increase customer engagement, a fresh move aimed at achieving the goal of becoming the fifth-biggest Thai life insurer in terms of premiums and brand awareness within three years.
Shares slide as fears grow over Brexit in referendum
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 17/06/2016
» Thai shares joined a global equity sell-off yesterday, tumbling 1.65% amid mounting nervousness over a possible British exit from the European Union as the vote looms.
SET sparks foreign interest as it outpaces regional peers
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 27/05/2016
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand's roadshows in Hong Kong and Tokyo are drawing interest in Thai shares, with higher investment weightings possibly on the cards.
Bigger push for Asean capital markets
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 25/03/2016
» Seven Asean bourses will jointly conduct roadshows in an effort towards deeper integration to create an Asean investment asset class, says the head of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
BLA to pounce on growth opportunities in Cambodia
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 09/03/2016
» SET-listed Bangkok Life Assurance (BLA) plans to set up a subsidiary in Cambodia and will soon apply for an insurance licence there to capitalise on the fast-growing number of middle-income earners and robust economic growth.
SET kicks off 2016 on a gloomy note
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 05/01/2016
» Thai shares started the year on a sour note, dipping almost 2% yesterday, as worse-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data and escalating tension in the Middle East discouraged investors from holding risky assets.
BBL looks at potential in Myanmar
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 03/11/2015
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) intends for its new Myanmar branch to be among its top five lenders outside Thailand by 2020, in line with rapid growth in the neighbouring country.
Offshore funds flood bond market
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 16/10/2015
» Offshore capital is rapidly flooding the Thai bond market, with half of the first nine months' fund outflows from the market turning back during the first 12 days of October. The return had been buoyed by hopes of the US Federal Reserve (Fed)'s rate hike delay.
London calling
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 15/06/2015
» The economic recovery in advanced economies is taking hold and property markets in these countries are offering good value again, given that their prices remain discounted and some of their currency values are weak.