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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.
Insurers face a raft of economic challenges
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/01/2026
» Unfavourable economic conditions, political instability, soaring medical costs and natural disaster risks are the top challenges facing insurance companies in Thailand, while the country's ageing society could support continued health insurance expansion.
Talks depend on truce in border altercation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/07/2025
» Though the US has already reached trade agreements with many countries, Thailand's negotiations with Washington remain complicated in the final phase as President Donald Trump says a Thailand-Cambodia truce is a condition for resuming trade talks.
Pundits upbeat on US tariff agreement
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/05/2025
» An international affairs academic and a leading economist are partially optimistic Thailand can reach an agreement with Washington over the latter's stiff reciprocal tariffs, though challenges remain as the levies have already affected the global trading system.
Thai Airways takes off, says chief executive
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/05/2025
» Fresh from completing a years-long business rehabilitation, Thai Airways International (THAI) is unveiling its "Fly for the New Pride" brand campaign, operating with a reduced debt burden and new revenue generators as the company expects to resume trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Demand for auto, personal loans projected to rise in Q1
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/02/2025
» Demand for auto and personal loans is expected to rise this quarter compared with the final three months of 2024, on the back of improving consumption and an uptick in promotional campaigns offered by car dealers, says CGS International Securities.
Brokerage sees Thai rates falling 1.5% this year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/01/2025
» The Bank of Thailand is expected to cut the policy rate by 0.75 percentage points in 2025 due to challenging economic conditions and the government's limited funds to lift domestic consumption, says KGI Securities.
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.
Resilient UOB relishes regional role
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/11/2024
» In Thailand’s highly competitive banking industry, UOB has proven its resilience as a foreign bank over the past 25 years thanks to a strong Southeast Asian network, brand strength and its ability to win the trust of Thai customers.
Latest measures fail to inspire stock analysts
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/11/2024
» Stock market analysts gave a lukewarm welcome to measures endorsed by the government's economic stimulus board, as the Thai bourse yesterday retreated from gains made in the two previous sessions amid renewed concerns about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and uncertainties regarding US President-elect Donald Trump's economic policies.