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The role of finance in building resilience
Business, Richard Maloney, Published on 03/09/2024
» As Thailand confronts the pressing challenges of climate change, the role of financial institutions in driving sustainable growth has become increasingly vital. At UOB Thailand, we believe that sustainability must be at the heart of business practices, not just a peripheral concern. Our commitment is to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in integrating sustainable practices into their operations, ensuring that socioeconomic growth and environmental stewardship advance together.
Myanmar soldiers collecting bills at gunpoint
Asia focus, By Richard C Paddock of the New York Times, Published on 31/01/2022
» The schoolteacher had just got out of bed when four Myanmar army soldiers pounded on her door. Her electricity payment was overdue, they said, and ordered her to pay it immediately at the government power company office.
Rich Americans Borrow to Live Off Their Paper Wealth
Business, Rachel Louise Ensign & Richard Rubin, Published on 13/07/2021
» Rising stocks and rock-bottom interest rates have delivered a big perk to rich Americans: cheap loans that they can use to fund their lifestyles while minimizing their tax bills.
A G7 Deal on a Global Minimum Tax for Companies Faces Hurdles
Business, Richard Rubin & Paul Hannon & Sam Schechner, Published on 08/06/2021
» An agreement by wealthy countries to impose minimum taxes on multinational companies faces a rocky path to implementation, with many governments likely to wait and see what others, especially a divided U.S. Congress, will do.
Organising for the future: Nine imperatives for Thai organisations to consider & act now
Elizabeth Mygatt, Richard Steele and Liesje Meijknecht, Published on 23/12/2020
» Even prior to the pandemic, we were seeing a story unfold before our eyes in the business world; one that had happened before, but not in our lifetime. When technologies converge, industries transform, and work is remade.
Will There Be Second Stimulus Check Before End of 2020?
Business, Kristina Peterson & Richard Rubin, Published on 10/12/2020
» While Democratic and Republican lawmakers have expressed new optimism that they will reach a coronavirus-aid deal, the current round of talks excludes a second round of stimulus checks for households. Here is the latest on the negotiations, and a look at whether checks could still be on the table.
The trade cure for the global economy
Asia focus, Victor K Fung, Published on 25/05/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has sent the world into perilous, uncharted territory from which no country will emerge unscathed. All economies, rich and poor, are falling into recession and can limit the fallout only by working together.
Mnuchin Sees Third-Quarter Rebound for U.S. Economy
Business, Richard Rubin & Sarah Chaney, Published on 28/04/2020
» The economy should bounce back in July, August and September as closed businesses resume operations, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview aired Sunday.
The evolution of CSR in China
Asia focus, Asit K Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, Published on 06/01/2020
» Over the last decade, Chinese businesses have made significant strides in incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their decision-making. But they still have a long way to go, and they will not get there on their own.
Cities for the people
Asia focus, Abhas K Jha in Singapore, Published on 22/04/2019
» Dante's Divine Comedy describes one level of hell (the City of Dis) as "Satan's wretched city … full of distress and torment terrible". He could well have been describing many modern-day metropolises.