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MTL keeps CLMV push up as Thais age
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 10/12/2020
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is continuing its aggressive move into the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand (CLMVT) region to acquire a larger market with a more balanced demographic profile, as Thailand becomes a full-fledged ageing society in 2021, said Sara Lamsam, MTL's president.
Internet stock trading accounts increase by 22.7%
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 09/12/2020
» Internet securities trading accounts increased by 553,000 or 22.7% during the first three quarters to 3.02 million accounts, driving total securities trading accounts to 3.32 million at the end of September.
Bitcoin rises to all-time high
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/12/2020
» Bitcoin surged to all-time high of US$19,857 or 589,700 baht on Bitkub, the local digital exchange, a 30% rise in a month and 177% hike in a year.
BAY foresees baht hike
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 02/12/2020
» The baht's value is anticipated to surge past the 30-per-dollar mark next year driven by Thailand's huge current account surplus and the US's ultra-loose monetary policy, says Bank of Ayudhya (BAY).
Analysts at odds over stock weighting
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/12/2020
» Asia Plus Securities (ASP) suggests investors increase their weighting for Thai stocks to 40% from 35%, while maintaining investment in other instruments such as equity-linked notes (ELN) at 10% to reduce risks from market fluctuation, says Therdsak Thaveeteeratham, senior executive vice-president at ASP.
OIC mulls extending relaxed measures
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 27/11/2020
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is considering extending measures to relax insurance premium payments to help businesses and the public, initially scheduled to expire at the end of 2020.
Private fund growth booms in search for yield
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 23/11/2020
» Private funds saw huge growth in the first nine months of the year, despite the outbreak and the shrinking economy, according to data from the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Tris Rating debuts green bond verifier
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 20/11/2020
» Tris Rating has launched a local green bond verifier, certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative, as a new service to facilitate and promote domestic green bond financing.
Prices heading sideways down
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/11/2020
» The gold price is likely to move sideways down in the short and medium term, pressured by the progress of Covid-19 vaccines, but the long term price is still expected to trend upwards, supported by global central banks' money-easing policies.
BTS preps green bonds
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 07/11/2020
» BTS Group Holdings (BTS), the first local issuer of green bonds in Thailand, plans to issue a green bond every year as an option for investors to finance its public transport projects.