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Call to let foreigners buy more insurance
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2026
» Allowing foreigners to buy insurance policies in Thailand with foreign currencies, particularly yuan, would lift the domestic insurance industry, which is pressured by low interest rates and a sluggish economy, says the Thai unit of French insurer AXA.
THAI rebounds, but still faces challenges
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/09/2025
» With its share price soaring more than 400% within 15 days of Thai Airways International (THAI) resuming trade on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Aug 4, the flag carrier has undoubtedly caught the attention of many investors.
Bitcoin even more buoyant
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/12/2024
» Bitcoin topped US$100,000 for the first time on Dec 5, jumping drastically from roughly $69,000 the day before the US presidential election about a month earlier.
Funding Societies targets over B2bn in new Thai loans
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/09/2024
» Funding Societies, Southeast Asia's largest unified digital finance platform for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), aims to achieve new loan disbursement of more than 2 billion baht for Thai businesses over the next 12 months, up more than 30% from its existing lending portfolio in Thailand.
CGSI targets top 3 brokerage spot
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/05/2024
» CGS International (CGSI), China's second-largest securities firm, wants to be among the top three securities companies in Thailand by 2030, expanding its offerings and teaming up with local and regional partners.
Funding Societies eyes strong growth
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/11/2023
» Funding Societies, Southeast Asia's largest unified SME digital finance platform, expects to grow loan provision to Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by a double-digit rate this year after granting loans worth 1.7 billion baht in the first 10 months.
Gold skyrockets as banks still wobble
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/03/2023
» Gold prices passed US$2,000 for the first time in more than a year on Monday as UBS's recent takeover of its Swiss rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion failed to assure investors about ongoing bank woes.
Challenges for Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/04/2022
» Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the way to reopening.
On the right road
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2021
» Isao Sekiguchi loves travelling. Having been based in Thailand since April, the regional executive of Japan's Nissan Motor is now starting to explore the Land of Smiles during the high tourism season.
Asean's bold Myanmar move
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/10/2021
» The whole world is now looking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in hope that the regional group is ready to carry a bigger stick in addressing the crisis facing one of its members -- Myanmar.