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FWD ranks second in the life sector
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/04/2024
» FWD Life Insurance has secured the No.2 spot in the life insurance industry, with new premiums surging 28% from 2022 to nearly 20.7 billion baht last year thanks to significant growth of the agency channel.
Allianz unit eyes 20% growth in corporate business
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/03/2024
» As the insurance industry expands, with new players entering the market and novel products being launched to capture consumer interest, insurance firms in Thailand have developed strategies to drive business growth.
Bourse sees return of foreign funds
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/03/2024
» Despite a 3.2% contraction of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index in the first two months of 2024, foreign funds flew back to the Thai bourse in February as investors lowered their expectations of the Federal Reserve's policy rate cut to only three times this year.
Warning issued to corporate bond investors
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/09/2023
» The Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) is urging investors to study related information cautiously before investing in corporate bonds, saying a number of companies have yet to recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Firms urged to use more digital assets
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/07/2023
» Thailand has the potential to drive greater use of digital assets in the business sector, but a flexible and forward-looking regulatory framework is required to provide consumer safeguards and encourage innovation among operators.
Thai stock index remains low amid foreign sell-off
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/06/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index slipped below 1,500 points in early trading hours yesterday, then traded near the 1,500-point mark for most of the day as foreigners continued to sell Thai shares amid interest rate hikes and political uncertainty.
Building a happy hybrid workplace
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/03/2022
» As I returned to the office early last week to complete some required paperwork, I found a whole floor that was once filled with enthusiastic editorial staff nearly empty.
Hopeful talk from superpowers
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/06/2021
» While the economy looks gloomy at home, I've been cheered up by the broader trend reported last week by the World Bank.
Our unhealthy holiday
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/04/2021
» Many Thais have hit the road to enjoy the long Songkran holidays this week, but I can't help feeling that this Thai New Year will be a weird one. Normally, people enjoy the water festival that comes at the peak of the hot summer in April by splashing each other with enthusiasm, along with more subdued observances such as pouring water on elders' hands, asking for blessings and making merit.
Myanmar doomed to suffer
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/03/2021
» Myanmar faces growing chaos as the fallout from the Feb 1 military coup intensifies. Protests and civil disobedience have hammered the economy as citizens continue to take to the streets to demand a return to democracy.