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Digital future gives insurance new life
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/09/2020
» The pandemic has forced businesses across sectors to rapidly digitise as consumers are kept indoors because of government-mandated lockdowns or out of fear of contracting the coronavirus.
Thaire maintains 10% growth target
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 24/08/2020
» SET-listed Thaire Insurance, a local reinsurer, is maintaining its target of 10% annual revenue growth over the next three years, driven by growing public concern over health protection during the coronavirus pandemic.
Survival depends on literacy
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/05/2020
» Enhancing digital literacy and pursuing a customer-centric experience are necessary as businesses adapt to new behaviour during the pandemic, particularly with travel restrictions and changes in supply chains.
E-payment sees fast growth
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 07/05/2020
» TrueMoney Wallet, the largest electronic purse, saw leapfrog growth in March in terms of online payment and new customer acquisition as the viral outbreak ushered in a change in consumers' spending patterns.
Time to shine for Hua Seng Heng's third-gen CEO
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 28/03/2020
» Growing up on Yaowarat Road, home to Bangkok's bustling Chinatown and the country's dominant gold trading area, Tanarat Pasawongse did not initially see himself as the next in line to inherit the family-owned gold trading business of Hua Seng Heng Group of Companies, Thailand's largest gold importer.
OIC poised to ease car premiums
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 27/03/2020
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) may relax auto insurance premium payments for low-income earners, joining government and financial institutions' relief measures for coronavirus-affected individuals.
Fetco eyes public-private partnership
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 28/01/2020
» The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (Fetco) plans to partner with the government and private sector to expand the retail investor base, hoping to increase new securities trading accounts by a million annually.
SET sees 2020 as key year to lure investors
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 23/01/2020
» With a cautiously optimistic view of the global and domestic economies, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) contemplates 2020 as another challenging year for its development blueprint and preparing new infrastructures where digital technology and decentralisation will play a greater role.
Bank of Thailand panel likely to cut policy rate
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 23/01/2020
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting committee is expected to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points to a record low of 1% this quarter to shore up the country's economic growth and slow the baht's appreciation, says Standard Chartered Bank (Thai).
CIMB Thai Auto upbeat
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/10/2019
» CIMB Thai Auto Co, the auto lending arm of CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT), is bullish that its lending will surpass the target of 18 billion baht this year after shifting focus to salaried workers from farmers.