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Pundits fret over oil prices as war widens
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/03/2026
» Analysts are expressing concerns about the new government's ability to manage skyrocketing oil prices, as Houthi rebel involvement signals a broadening and prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Early dissolution seen rattling bourse
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2025
» Analysts said that while Thai and foreign investors have expected an early dissolution of parliament, Thursday's announcement by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul adds a short-term negative sentiment towards the stock market as it creates uncertainty in regard to policy continuity.
Tourism sector braces for impact of border spat
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/07/2025
» The tourism sector will start to feel the impact of the Cambodia border conflict if both sides do not completely end fighting within two weeks, and if the cross-border committee in Cambodia does not convene as scheduled on Aug 4, say analysts.
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.
High hopes for Thailand's new crypto sandbox
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/07/2025
» In the increasingly competitive tourism landscape amid a global economic slowdown, pundits believe recently endorsed crypto-friendly measures will lift Thailand's attractiveness in the eyes of tech-savvy, high-spending tourists.
Analysts: War threatens Thai economy
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/06/2025
» Amonthep Chawla, chief economist at CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT), said even though tensions have eased, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East remain a threat to the Thai economy, in addition to US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the border dispute with Cambodia.
Hospitals cope with loss of Kuwaitis
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/02/2025
» The co-payment requirement slated to take effect on March 20 poses a short-term challenge to Thai private hospitals as international revenue is already crimped by the absence of Kuwaiti patients and slower growth from other high-margin Middle Eastern countries.
Baht projected to strengthen
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2025
» The baht is likely to strengthen further after it appreciated beyond 34 to the dollar on Tuesday, as Donald Trump's inauguration speech disappointed investors, prompting heavy selling of the dollar for profit-taking, says Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
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.
Baht set to further strengthen this year despite headwinds
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2024
» The baht could appreciate further to 35.30 to the US dollar in the short term, after hitting a four-month high of 35.72 early Wednesday, but political instability and deteriorating fiscal positions as a result of the government’s populist policies could limit the Thai currency’s rebound.