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AI can accelerate SDG in Thailand
Oped, Published on 30/05/2024
» We have just passed the halfway point in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Adopted by all UN members in 2015, the agenda laid out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mobilise efforts to end poverty, fight inequalities, and tackle climate change.
Govt plans Asia's first sovereign sustainability-linked bond
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/05/2024
» The government plans to sell as much as US$1.1 billion of baht-denominated sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in the fourth quarter, in what looks set to be the first such offering from an Asian government.
Europe's carbon border tax fights climate change
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 29/05/2024
» The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), officially launched in October, now requires importers to report on the direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in the goods they import. Beginning in January 2026, the EU will start imposing tariffs on imports from countries that do not price carbon at the bloc's market rate, which could significantly affect carbon-intensive producers among its trading partners.
Asia's Booming Attractions Industry
Published on 28/05/2024
» In my role as Chairman of IAAPA, the leading global association for the attractions industry, I've had the privilege of observing Asia’s growth firsthand. Despite recent global challenges, the region has shown impressive resilience and strong recovery, with the attractions industry not just surviving but thriving. This exponential growth is not limited to the attractions industry alone; a growing demand for unique and immersive experiences is quickly spreading across the region, making Asia a prime market for growth and future investment. Whether at a shopping centre, a luxury hotel, or even when dining out, the latest innovations are creating new ways for businesses to interface with customers and build new roadmaps for success.
Asia's Booming Attractions Industry
Published on 28/05/2024
» In my role as Chairman of IAAPA, the leading global association for the attractions industry, I've had the privilege of observing Asia’s growth firsthand. Despite recent global challenges, the region has shown impressive resilience and strong recovery, with the attractions industry not just surviving but thriving. This exponential growth is not limited to the attractions industry alone; a growing demand for unique and immersive experiences is quickly spreading across the region, making Asia a prime market for growth and future investment. Whether at a shopping centre, a luxury hotel, or even when dining out, the latest innovations are creating new ways for businesses to interface with customers and build new roadmaps for success.
Nature-inspired residential calm
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/05/2024
» To escape the horrid heat of Bangkok, a quick weekend escape to Singapore is always welcome. In the Garden City, it rains long enough to keep the temperature cool and humidity modest, unlike here.
An alternative path to growth
Business, Published on 27/05/2024
» Newly appointed Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is taking a less hostile stance towards the Bank of Thailand than the premier, aiming to better coordinate fiscal and monetary policies.
Divided on the economy
News, Published on 25/05/2024
» From the showdown between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) came a call for coalition parties to ponder parting ways with the government.
Thailand working ‘relentlessly’ to solve Myanmar crisis - Srettha
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2024
» TOKYO: Thailand is "working relentlessly" to bring an end to the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar where rebel groups have been clashing with the military-government, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Has crunch time arrived for 'Bibi' Netanyahu?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/05/2024
» It has not been a good week for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, chief decision-maker in the war in the Gaza Strip that has already cost at least 35,000 civilian deaths. (Some thousands of those 35,000 may have been Hamas fighters.)