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Thai Credit banks $105m IFC loan
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2023
» International Finance Corp (IFC), a unit of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$105-million loan to Thai Credit Retail Bank Plc (Thai Credit) to support female entrepreneurs in Thailand.
Drowning in debt
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2023
» Household debt has long been a concern for Thailand, impeding consumer spending and hindering economic growth.
Lisa of Blackpink selected as TrueID's envoy
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/05/2023
» Entertainment platform TrueID has appointed Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal, the well-known Thai rapper, singer and dancer in the Korean girl group Blackpink, as TrueID's latest brand ambassador.
Thailand will be 'super-aged' by 2029
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/04/2023
» Due to a decrease in the population in the past three years, Thailand is expected to become a super-aged society by 2029, according to research conducted by Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch).
Enduring the lame duck period
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2023
» Thailand is expected to hold its first general election in four years this May, which could mean a new premier as Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has reigned as prime minister and before that military leader after staging a coup in 2014.
B.Grimm Power bounds ahead into sustainability
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2023
» One of the country's longest-established companies which started out in Bangkok as Siam Dispensary in 1878, B.Grimm is today a leading Thailand-based energy company focused on the development, financing, construction and operation of green-field power plants. Indeed, with B.Grimm Power as its investment arm, the company has pioneered the country's emerging private power generation industry.
Govt looks to cruise ships to lift tourism
Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2023
» The government is looking to cruise ships to lift the tourism sector's recovery, which will also be boosted by cooperation with Netflix in launching a creative travel guide to locations featured in movies, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Executives list policy priorities
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2023
» The upcoming general election slated for May 7 is sparking speculation on a potential successor to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as well as new economic policies that might be promoted by an incoming government.
A turbulent economic ride
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2022
» The spotlight in the business sector this year has been on policy rate hikes, the revival of tourism and the telecom mega-merger.
Unemployment drops amid increasing economic activity
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2022
» Unemployment declined thanks to increased economic activity and a rebound in tourism. However, household debt increased, albeit at a slower pace, while total loan quality improved.