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SEC advises caution with Q Exchange
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 14/11/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned investors that Q Exchange Co Ltd is not a licensed cryptocurrency dealer and any investment made with the company might not be lawfully protected.
'No way' Thailand is a currency manipulator
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/06/2017
» Thailand's risk of being labelled a currency manipulator by the US is "de minimis" or unlikely as the baht movement is in line with other Asian currencies, says an executive at Citibank.
US confusion on Pyongyang
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/03/2017
» US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently wrapped up a five-day tour of East Asia, his first official visit to the region, but a sense of ambiguity and insecurity still lingers. Several contentious trade and security issues were on the discussion table, but dealing with belligerent North Korea still seems like a pill US foreign policymakers find hard to swallow.
Local control needed for smarter spending in Korea
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/03/2017
» South Korea needs to decentralise public spending further and give local governments more control over budgets in order to improve transparency and efficiency of public finance as fiscal burdens mount, says an academic.
Recovery on course
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/11/2016
» Asia Pacific is expected to remain on a macroeconomic recovery path supported by stabilised economic conditions in China and relatively low exposure to "external asymmetrical shocks", says Swiss banker Peter Rosenstreich.
Test of friendship
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/11/2016
» Millions of Asians will be glued to their screens, big and small, on Wednesday morning as the results of the US presidential election stream in. Much will be riding on the outcome when it comes to relations between the United States and Asia. The question is whether a new administration will pursue a path toward mutual prosperity and security or take a detour into muddy waters amid growing mistrust.
Baht nosedives as investors bet on Fed rate increase
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 10/11/2015
» The baht weakened yesterday to just shy of 36 to the US dollar as the latter gained, with investors raising their bets on monetary tightening in the world's largest economy next month following strong US jobs figures.
Baht sinks to lowest level since 2009
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 08/09/2015
» The baht yesterday slipped beyond the 36-mark against the US dollar to hit a six-and-a-half-year low, tracking retreats of other regional currencies as investors bet the US Federal Reserve will lift its near-zero interest rates this month.
Baht hits seven-month high as foreign funds return
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/07/2014
» The baht advanced to below 32 to the US dollar yesterday, a seven-month high, as offshore funds continued to pour back into the Thai equities market.
Hi-Tech plans new industrial estate for B1bn
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/06/2013
» Hi-Tech Industrial Park plans a new industrial estate in the eastern province of Prachin Buri at a cost of nearly 1 billion baht to serve as a manufacturing hub for the integrated Southeast Asian market.