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    Emerging markets revive but us rate move looms

    Business, Published on 28/11/2016

    » Recap: The prospect of higher US interest rates moved markets all last week, with the Dow powering above 19,000 points, though the long US dollar rally paused on Friday while gold rebounded from a nine-month low. Emerging-market shares staged their first weekly advance in more than a month, led by commodity and energy producers. European shares were little changed, oil slipped back as hopes dimmed for an Opec production cut, and US Treasuries fell.

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    AP Honda sees tepid sales

    Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/12/2014

    » The motorcycle market is likely to grow by just 2-3% in 2015 as purchasing power remains weak, says AP Honda Co, the local distributor of Honda motorcycles.

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    Company man

    Asia focus, Published on 19/03/2018

    » Shinsotsu-ikkatsu-saiyo, the tradition of simultaneous recruitment and employment of new graduates by companies, has long been unique to Japan and South Korea, before the latter abolished the practice in 2010. But in the world's third largest economy it is so embedded in the culture, who's to say it's not working for the country and its people?

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    New charter carrier Skylar has sight on inbound traffic

    Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 23/01/2015

    » Thailand's fledgling charter airline business will have a new player by the middle of this year.

  • News & article

    Round 2 hits just as hard

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/02/2021

    » This is the second time businesses have been hit by coronavirus-related restrictions and closures, and many firms are finding it hard to stay afloat.

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    Year of turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018

    » Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.

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    SF projects 25% revenue growth

    Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 24/06/2016

    » Cinema chain operator SF Corporation Plc expects enhancements to its online ticket reservation system and new movie releases in the second half of the year to drive full-year revenue to grow by 25%.

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    Surprise from Tokyo gives Asian shares a boost

    Business, Published on 03/11/2014

    » Recap: Asian stock markets gained last week, buoyed by the Bank of Japan's surprise move on Friday to expand its stimulus programme. The SET Index moved in a range of 1,547.89 and 1,584.35 points and closed at 1584.16, up 2.9% from the preceding week, in trade worth an average of 47.44 billion baht a day.

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    TCG to push for more help for SMEs

    Business, Published on 04/09/2017

    » The state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) will discuss a new portfolio guarantee scheme (PGS) worth 150-200 billion baht with the Finance Ministry in early October. The scheme is meant to allow small businesses continued access to bank loans amid the uneven economic recovery.

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    Steering a prudent course

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/02/2016

    » Expecting that 2016 will be even harder than last year, Precious Shipping Plc (PSL) is prepared financially with no need for additional fundraising to survive the growing challenges faced by the global shipping industry, its top executive says.

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