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  • BUSINESS

    Securing our digital future

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/11/2021

    » Paying bills and transferring money using a mobile phone is now second nature for most people in the digital era. My own digital journey started later than some, when the Covid-19 pandemic started to affect my life profoundly. Banks and restaurants were closed and commuting on public transport made me uncomfortable.

  • BUSINESS

    Shaping the wealth

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/11/2019

    » � These are exciting times for Asia's wealth market. The global economic centre of gravity has shifted to the region, which has now become the wealth creation centre of the world. A report issued in June by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projected that wealth in Asia excluding Japan would expand by 9.4% from 2018 to 2023.

  • INVESTMENT

    Bourse touts promising trio

    Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/02/2024

    » Healthcare, tourism and food stocks still hold great potential for investors and for the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to woo other companies operating in these sectors to list on the bourse, although the overall index has yet to fully recover from a significant drop last year, according to SET executives.

  • TRAVEL

    Challenges for Asean

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/04/2022

    » Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the way to reopening.

  • BUSINESS

    America eyes Asean

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/12/2021

    » With a population of over 650 million and a rapidly expanding middle class, Southeast Asia presents significant growth potential for companies operating in the region. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), signed by the 10 Asean countries and five key trading partners including China, will further enhance Asean's potential and attract more investors when the pact takes effect in January.

  • BUSINESS

    Asean's next move

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/11/2021

    » The coronavirus pandemic has taken a severe toll on Asean countries again this year, with millions infected and tens of thousands of fatalities. While the worst of the surge appears to have passed, recovery will depend on pandemic management, especially the pace and efficacy of vaccinations, and response to the risks of new variants emerging.

  • BUSINESS

    Real-time payment push

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/08/2020

    » Southeast Asia has been making great strides in terms of innovation in real-time payments as countries work to ensure the strength and competitiveness of their financial systems.

  • BUSINESS

    Home working is here to stay

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/05/2020

    » With Covid-19 infections falling considerably in most parts of Asia, more countries are exploring reopening their economies. Thailand, for example, last week recorded single-digit daily increases and even one day of no cases, prompting authorities to allow the long-awaited reopening of shopping malls and other activities, albeit with some restrictions.

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