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Time to make the wealthy pay for development
Oped, Published on 18/01/2023
» The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic. But in recent years, the annual gathering of the rich and powerful has become an increasingly wasteful exercise in vanity. What is the point of all those private jets, luxury hotels, and clinking champagne glasses if they lead to nothing more than handwringing about the state of the world and vague promises to address multiple global challenges?
SMEs share transformation stories
Business, Published on 17/01/2023
» Fifty-five percent of small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asia are optimistic about their business recovery after the pandemic, but they realise they need to make changes to stay competitive, the UOB Asean SME Transformation Study 2022 has found.
Investor confidence bullish despite risks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/01/2023
» The investor confidence index (ICI) remained in the bullish zone last month, thanks to expected gains from China's reopening and a substantial growth in profit for Thai listed companies, says the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco).
What to expect with India helming G20
Oped, Published on 05/01/2023
» India inherited the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency from Indonesia on Dec 1 2022 and will convene the 18th G20 summit on Sept 9-10, 2023 in New Delhi. Coincidentally, India assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council and will chair the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the world's largest regional forum, until September 2023. In May 2022, the Economist ran a cover story about India where it concluded that the country is now an outstanding economic reformer. In November 2022, multinational investment management and financial services company Morgan Stanley predicted that India's economy would account for one-fifth of global growth over the next decade. Suddenly, it feels like India's moment has come to bring its statesmanship and craft a global agenda for economic transformation.
Finansia Wealth issues list of top 10 RMF funds
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/12/2022
» Funds that invest in US technology stocks and India stocks, both managed by BBL Asset Management (BBLAM), topped the list of retirement mutual funds (RMF) with high returns over the past three years, according to data compiled by Finansia Securities.
Higher taxes for Russians who left country: Duma speaker
Published on 25/12/2022
» Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Duma, said the Russian lower house of parliament was preparing a law to introduce higher taxation for people who have left the country, as many have since the war in Ukraine began in February.
Foreign investors deterred by financial transaction tax
Business, Published on 23/12/2022
» Enforcement of the financial transaction tax could give foreign investors a reason to exit the Thai stock exchange and focus on other bourses, according to investment analysts.
Small (and medium) is beautiful: How banks can serve Thai business better
Published on 09/12/2022
» The heart of Thailand’s economy beats through the country’s dense network of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—those with revenues of up to 500 million baht. There are more than 3 million of such companies, which account for approximately 35 percent of Thailand’s GDP and above 70 percent of employment. Naturally, then, SMEs constitute an important customer segment for banks, generating almost 400 billion baht in annual revenue, or 25 percent of the total.
India will host G-20 Summit on theme 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'
Published on 09/12/2022
» India commenced its G20 Presidency on 1 December 2022. The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results - for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes.
Let the WTO referee carbon border taxes
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 08/12/2022
» Perhaps the most important task confronting the international order is the enforcement of national limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, such as those that were negotiated in the 2015 Paris agreement. Carbon border adjustments could give these limits teeth, but fair application requires a revived World Trade Organization.