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Green finance takes centre stage
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 19/01/2026
» Thailand's environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond market has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments of the country's capital market, reflecting a structural shift in how both the public and private sectors develop their long-term finance.
Chubb Life offers new terminal illness policies
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/06/2025
» Chubb Life Assurance is launching new insurance products, becoming the first insurer in Thailand to offer up to 90% of the insured sum for terminal illness coverage, and 30% of the sum assured upon diagnosis of five specific types of metastatic cancer.
7 Thai firms on DJSI named 'industry leaders'
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/11/2020
» Seven of the 21 Thai firms listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) were designated "industry leaders", or the top performing companies among their industry peers on the index.
DC, KTBST launch B2.5bn hotel equity trust
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/10/2020
» Destination Capital (DC) and KTB Securities Thailand (KTBST) have joined forces to launch the DESCAP 1 Private Equity Trust for hotel and resort acquisition in Thailand, with a project investment value of 2.5 billion baht.
Rules for auditing firms scrutinised
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/05/2020
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering amending Article 61 of the Securities and Exchange Act to beef up the regulatory process to supervise and penalise auditing firms and auditors to ensure fairness for capital market stakeholders.
Casting a wary eye towards the future
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/04/2020
» Having outlived two economic crises that produced disastrous outcomes for the global economy, stockbroker turned food and drink entrepreneur Sirivat Voravetvuthikun has a warning: the coronavirus pandemic could be the worst economic crisis of his lifetime, posing an explicit danger to Thailand's economic well-being.
IFRS 9 bringing unpredictable changes
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/05/2018
» International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) will have an impact on banks' provisions and financial statements and could jeopardise macroeconomic growth momentum, as the rise in bank provisions might make it harder for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to obtain loans.
Fine points of the accounting standard
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/05/2018
» There are three stages of impairment under IFRS9.