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What's new in business news: August 7, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/08/2013
» Nok Air flight skids off runway delays flights, KBank tightens rules to reduce loans & Vibhavadi buys golf courses & new hospitals.
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Set stalls despite high turnover, global optimism
Business, Published on 10/11/2014
» Recap: US and European markets surged last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new high, buoyed by signals from the European Central Bank (ECB) signal that it stands ready to introduce more economic stimulus measures if necessary.
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Buying spree
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2015
» Amid a stagnant economy, the past 12 months saw Thai companies go on a buying spree of local and Western business rivals, aiming to be at the forefront when the global economy picks up and the Asean Economic Community arrives at the end of 2015.
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Labour shortages leave Thailand's growth stuck in the starting gate
Asia focus, Published on 06/04/2015
» A growing labour undersupply has been of the factors behind Thailand's sub-par economic growth. A nationwide survey of companies in six key sectors by SCB Economic Intelligence Center last year found that at least half had trouble filling vacancies within a three-month search.
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Asian stocks down over Glum manufacturing data
Business, Published on 28/09/2015
» Recap: Downbeat manufacturing data from the US and China stoked fresh worries over the global economy and sent Asian stock markets down. Sahaviriya Steel Industries Plc's debt woes also rattled Thai stocks with its shares and those of its three major lenders coming under a selling spree.
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Thailand as Asean logistics hub
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 10/08/2016
» Thailand's central location in mainland Southeast Asia, bordering Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, as well as access to the Mekong River and a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, offers logistics opportunities that few other Asean countries can compete with.
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Asian equities dip as Fed signals imminent rate hike
Business, Published on 27/02/2017
» Recap: While the Dow Jones set fresh records before slipping on Friday, Asian stock markets retreated as investors reassessed the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting, which kept the prospect of a March interest-rate increase in play. The Thai stock market tracked regional bourses in muted trade.
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US politics dent sentiment but energy shares lift set
Business, Published on 22/05/2017
» Recap: Asian stock markets retreated in response to a ballooning political crisis in Washington, with reports that President Donald Trump tried to interfere with an investigation into his campaign's links with Russia before firing his FBI chief. The Thai stock market outperformed a bit as buying in heavyweight energy stocks offset a selling spree in banks expected to be hurt by lending rate cuts.
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BoT tightens belt on consumer loans
Business, Published on 30/06/2017
» The Bank of Thailand is set to announce tighter regulations governing unsecured loans next month as part of its effort to discourage consumers, particularly low-income earners, from accumulating further debt.
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Catching the dragon's oil and gas trend
Asia focus, Published on 17/07/2017
» The Chinese oil and gas sector is undergoing a structural transformation. In the past it was dominated by large state-owned oil companies occupying the entire supply chain, including oil production, pipeline construction and operation, oil refining and trading. However, following economic restructuring the Chinese government will let privately owned and foreign companies participate more actively in the market.
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