Showing 11 - 20 of 24
Lifetime achiever
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 20/04/2015
» 'It came as a surprise to me that I got this award. It was the second this year and one of only two that I've accepted," says Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
All we want is a place to walk
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/09/2014
» Most of you, our readers, are frequent travellers around the globe and especially in Asia, but how often do you take a moment, whether on your way to the airport or shuttling between meetings, to observe life in the cities you visit? How does it compare with what you see in our own metropolis of Bangkok?
Ready for the Final Lap
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/06/2014
» Malaysia under the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Razak is setting up a new project management office (PMO) to track progress toward the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
Fasten your seatbelts
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/10/2013
» Although the global economic outlook for next year is improving as the United States and Europe recover, capital markets will remain volatile as the US Federal Reserve tapers its quantitative easing measures, likely by the end of the first quarter or early second quarter, say top regional analysts.
Hands-on leader
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/10/2013
» Imagine you are having lunch with your wife halfway across the world when you get an e-mail from London headquarters to go and interview someone who may be a candidate for a high-profile job.
Bankers have work to do
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/06/2012
» Despite all the talk about seamless trade and new opportunities once the Asean Economic Community is formed, little has been done to ensure that the 10-country group's banks are ready to support the AEC to their full potential.
New ways to sparkle
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/05/2012
» Thailand's gem and jewellery industry should start to focus on the rising demand from the Chinese market and look at ways to create closer cooperation between the industries of the two countries, say executives.
No turning back
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/05/2012
» As Aung San Suu Kyi, new passport in hand, prepares for her first trip out of Myanmar in nearly a quarter century, investors and analysts are flocking in, hoping that recent gestures of democratic reform will prevail.
The new paper tigers
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/04/2012
» As industry leaders gather this week in Bangkok for the largest gathering of pulp and paper makers in Asia, they face challenging questions about the future of their regional and global industries.
Frontier market pioneer thriving
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 12/03/2012
» Myanmar offers lots of opportunities for investors willing to accept the difficulties that come with entering new markets that most others avoid, as a Thai pharmaceutical company has found.