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Thailand's most important economic goal
Business, Daniel Witt, Published on 30/07/2024
» Any relatively new finance minister, such as Pichai Chunhavajira, comes into office facing a crowded agenda: Maintain good relations with the central bank, ensure strong revenue collections and pursue fiscally responsible policies, manage customs and excise. Keep an eye on inflation, which reached 1.54% in May but eased to 0.62% in June, and meet the joint monetary policy target agreed with the Bank of Thailand. Improve access to finance.
The case for solar power purchase agreements
Business, Daniel Gaefke, Published on 26/08/2022
» As many nations including Thailand are targeting carbon emission reductions to reach "net zero" around the middle of this century, businesses around the globe have started to pursue more aggressive renewable energy goals.
Gold the only safe haven?
Business, James Luke, Published on 16/03/2022
» The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had many consequences -- first and foremost its devastating humanitarian impact. While we cannot lose sight of how many millions of people are affected, as investors we are conscious that this is a time of great uncertainty.
Shell Is the Greenest Big Oil Company. Look What That Got It.
Business, James Mackintosh, Published on 02/11/2021
» Royal Dutch Shell PLC shows much that is wrong with environmental, social and governance investing.
Getting warehouse automation right
Asia focus, James Christopher, Published on 30/08/2021
» The growth of e-commerce, which accelerated further with the Covid-19 pandemic, has drastically changed the logistics landscape in Southeast Asia. With consumers today increasingly shopping online and expecting fast delivery, brands, their supply chains and logistics players are seeking solutions that will help them fulfil orders more efficiently.
U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector
Business, Collin Eaton & James Rundle & David Uberti, Published on 11/05/2021
» The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline at the weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation's energy moving.
It's time to decarbonise your portfolio
Asia focus, Dr James Gifford and Edwin Tan, Published on 19/04/2021
» Climate change has rapidly become a key focus for investors and the financial industry. More than US$100 billion worth of sustainable bonds were issued globally in the first half of 2020 alone.
Where did you Sleep Last Night?
James JBY, Liam Davies, Childline Thailand Foundation, Published on 30/12/2020
» If you slept safely in your own bed last night then you're more fortunate than Foto and his family. Foto is only 7 years old, has never been to school and can't read or write. His family was forced to leave their home in Suphan Buri and ended up on the streets of Bangkok where he and his sister, aged 9, resorted to begging. Together with their mother and father they slept on the banks of the canals or outside Hua Lamphong railway station. During Thailand's Covid-19 lockdown in March life became even harder for the family as the deserted streets meant fewer opportunities to beg for money.
A Global Rebound Could Be Determined by How Freely Households Spend
Business, James Glynn, Published on 27/10/2020
» Households around the world responded to the coronavirus pandemic and its related effects by sharply boosting their savings. What they do with that cash could help shape the global economic recovery.
Europe Is Falling Behind on 5G Rollout, Top Companies Warn
Business, Daniel Michaels, Published on 21/09/2020
» Europe's deployment of 5G cellular-communications networks is alarmingly slow, says a lobbying group of the Continent's biggest companies, warning that Europe is far behind other regions despite being home to two of the world's top telecommunications companies.