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When geopolitics impacts markets
Oped, Mike Dolan, Published on 23/04/2021
» Fractious geopolitics doesn't always move world markets -- but the summer of 2021 may give us some glimpse about exactly where and how it does.
Mitigating climate change impacts
News, Qu Dongyu, Published on 07/12/2023
» Growing up on a small rice farm in China in the 1960's, my family was keenly aware that any single adverse weather event could wipe out a year's worth of effort. The climate and weather patterns are something a farmer feels in his bones, but changes in these patterns and the extremity of events have, in recent years, shocked rural communities. We never imagined seasons might alter at the pace and scale we see today, bringing losses and damage that undermine years of hard-won rural development.
Developers to provide jam impacts
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 23/04/2019
» Land developers will be required to conduct Traffic Impact Assessments (TIAs) to try and relieve traffic congestion caused by their projects when TIA criteria, expected to be finalised this July, come into effect.
Tris: Varying impacts on NBFIs
Business, Published on 03/03/2021
» The pandemic has had varying impacts on different types of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), with auto title loans and auto leasing expected to be at the forefront of recovery this year, says Tris Rating.
Taliban 2.0: Regional, global impacts
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/08/2021
» The Taliban's victory is still fresh but unintended consequences that can impact the regional and global strategic environment are not difficult to discern. The first two weeks of its rule have already evoked vivid and unpleasant memories of past practices that brought outside powers to this rugged mountainous corner of the world. The future of this nation will remain unsettled for a long time to come. The first indicator has been the Afghan people themselves, who have showed their bravery during their 101th independence day last week by opposing the use of the Taliban's flag.
Thai banks evaluate quantum impacts
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/11/2025
» The Thai banking industry is intensifying efforts to assess the potential impacts of quantum computing, with the Thai Bankers' Association's (TBA) cybersecurity unit working with the Bank of Thailand to evaluate related risks and develop guidelines to safeguard the financial system.
Govt worries over conflict impacts
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/04/2024
» The Ministry of Commerce has instructed state agencies to come up with measures to deal with a possible spike in energy prices if the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates.
Tackling humanitarian impacts of climate crisis
News, Alexander Matheou, Published on 17/11/2020
» Imagine two neighbouring communities. One a wealthy neighbourhood next to a lake, its large houses surrounding a community hall that doubles as an evacuation centre. The other, a densely packed, low-income fishing village at the nearby harbour.
Overcoming negative impacts to drive success
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 04/01/2021
» We have started a new year, but we’re still highly uncertain about what’s to come. While we cannot control what happens around us, the sure thing we can control is how we react and how we affect others around us.
How US-China trade impacts Thailand
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 14/09/2018
» Perhaps the most apt saying to apply to the so-called "trade war" between the United States and China is "when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers".