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  • BUSINESS

    State urged to join growing trade pact to boost exports

    Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/09/2021

    » The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) said it continued to support Thailand's participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to expand its export markets and boost the economy.

  • OPINION

    Open financial data's promise

    Oped, Published on 15/09/2021

    » From Australia and Brazil to Nigeria and the United States, countries are putting in place new guidelines and regulations governing the digital sharing of financial data. The aim is to spur the creation of digital-data ecosystems that smooth and speed interactions between financial institutions and their individual and corporate customers. But successful adoption of open financial data could also provide a broader boost to global GDP.

  • BUSINESS

    The great data robbery

    Business, Published on 13/09/2021

    » A major data breach at Phetchabun Hospital last week served as a loud wake-up call to state and private organisations to pay attention to their cybersecurity measures, as experts warned cybercrimes could become more commonplace in the years to come.

  • WORLD

    In world first, bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

    AFP, Published on 07/09/2021

    » SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador on Tuesday becomes the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender, despite widespread domestic skepticism and international warnings of risks for consumers.

  • BUSINESS

    Western Union, MoneyGram restart money transfers to Afghanistan

    AFP, Published on 03/09/2021

    » WASHINGTON: Western Union and MoneyGram announced on Thursday that they would resume money transfer services to Afghanistan, allowing vital remittances into a country that faces huge economic hurdles following the Taliban's takeover last month.

  • BUSINESS

    APPLYING A BIO-CIRCULAR-GREEN ECONOMY IN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES

    Published on 02/09/2021

    » With global warming demanding rapid and far-reaching actions to reduce carbon emissions, many economies have galvanised their efforts to change towards clean energy and decarbonised living. In Thailand, action is being taken to fulfil the country’s commitment under the Paris Agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one-fifth from its business-as-usual level, while some major economies around the world have initiated even more drastic efforts to keep the global temperature below 2 or preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial level by 2030.

  • WORLD

    Nigeria's troubled exit path for repentant jihadists

    AFP, Published on 30/08/2021

    » MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Gaunt men sit in the shade sewing hats while women in headscarves cook leaves, watching children play as the dry wind blows through the thatched huts.

  • BUSINESS

    Payment transformed

    Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/08/2021

    » The protracted Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc across many business sectors worldwide, and Southeast Asia has been no exception. But that is not the case for the digital payment industry. It has been thriving even during lockdowns, as more people make daily transitions on online marketplaces, food delivery and entertainment platforms.

  • BUSINESS

    Fed Chief Powell Enjoys Support for Reappointment, but He's Not a Lock

    Business, Published on 23/07/2021

    » President Biden's selection of the next Federal Reserve chair is likely to be a choice between keeping the current chief, who enjoys broad support in markets and among lawmakers from both parties, or replacing him with one of his well-regarded colleagues.

  • OPINION

    Dealing with corporate zombies

    Oped, Published on 15/07/2021

    » As Western economies emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, banks and governments are facing a new problem: how to deal with the corporate walking dead. But an innovative worker-centred scheme could offer a possible solution.

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