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Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/04/2017
» Many critics wrote off Kumar Mangalam Birla when he took the helm of one of India's leading businesses as a 28-year-old rookie. But the reviews in recent years have been mostly positive for the man who has helped build a conglomerate that is among the world leaders in the fields in which it operates.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/06/2016
» Thailand and many other countries in Asia are looking to upgrade their defence capabilities, with the sharp increase in defence budgets over the past decade attesting to greater economic strength as well as rising geopolitical tensions.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/05/2016
» As a Thai citizen I like to support Thai businesses, and if I have the option when travelling, I would prefer Thai Airways International to any other carrier.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/02/2016
» Millcon Steel Plc of Thailand is gearing up to tap the regional market after forming a joint venture with one of Asia's leading steelmakers from Japan.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/02/2016
» Turn on any business television channel these days and you'll see pained expressions on the faces of commentators as they try to explain the volatility in the capital markets. But one cool customer in a cream-coloured suit stands out as he calmly outlines the long-term prospects of emerging markets even when many others are losing hope.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/01/2016
» The emerging markets of Asean will be the key growth drivers for Group Lease Plc, one of Thailand's leading hire-purchase firms, which expects its earnings to surge this year despite the gloomy regional and global outlook.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/12/2015
» A group of business owners from Thailand and Vietnam gathered in Ho Chi Minh City recently to deepen their growing business interactions as part of a drive to meet the goals set for 2020 by the leaders of the two countries.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/11/2015
» 'For entrepreneurs, choosing your co-founders is like a professional marriage," says Nathan Blecharczyk. "You're going to go through tough times and you need to remember that ideas can change but business partners can't."
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/10/2015
» Group Lease Plc, one of Thailand's leading hire/purchase operators, says that it expects its regional business to go to a point that its home turf business would account for merely 5% of its total portfolio by the end of this decade.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/08/2015
» Have you ever driven around the suburbs of Bangkok, in places that are sparsely populated and feature wide roads of four to six lanes with median strips separating the inbound and outbound lanes?