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Challenges aplenty await central bank chief
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» As the search for the next governor of the Bank of Thailand nears its conclusion, with cabinet approval of the chosen candidate expected within days, attention is rapidly shifting to the challenges awaiting the appointee.
New coffee shops struggle in Thai market
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 06/12/2024
» Newcomers to the Thai coffee business face steep challenges as banks tighten their lending approvals, says a supplier, manufacturer and distributor of coffee beans and equipment for coffee shops.
Cabinet endorses property stimulus
Business, Published on 10/04/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved fresh property measures, including new cuts of the transfer fee and raising the limit for home and condo prices eligible for the transfer and mortgage registration fee benefits to 7 million baht, up from the current level of less than 3 million.
Tech-led rally lifting equities worldwide
Business, Published on 24/02/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets gained for a second day on Friday, as a global rally led by technology stocks pushed markets from the US to Europe and Japan to all-time highs.
The fall of SVB: Another predictable bank failure
Oped, Published on 17/03/2023
» The run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) -- on which nearly half of all venture-backed tech start-ups in the United States depend -- is in part a rerun of a familiar story, but it's more than that. Once again, economic policy and financial regulation have proven inadequate.
Deconstructing carbon
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/11/2021
» Beyond attractive and functional design, making sure properties are friendly to both people and planet is now a common goal of the real estate sector. Operating with environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in mind is today's pressing agenda and also the way of the future.
China's Corporate Crackdown Is Just Getting Started. Signs Point to More Tumult Ahead.
Business, Published on 16/08/2021
» In recent months, China has blown up what would have been the world's largest initial public offering, launched probes into some of its biggest technology companies, and wiped out more than $1 trillion in market value while investors scramble for cover.
Fed Unlikely to Order Big U.S. Banks to Suspend Dividends
Business, Published on 06/04/2020
» U.S. banks will likely be allowed to keep paying dividends to shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter, even as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to create a mountain of bad loans that could eventually weaken the lenders.
Political dramas keep equity investors on edge
Business, Published on 07/09/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets were subdued in a roller-coaster week highlighted by political dramas happening in Britain, Italy and Hong Kong, with all eyes fixed on the progress of US-China trade talks.