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Bill Gates back to be world's richest
AFP, Published on 04/03/2014
» The surging price of Microsoft shares returned US tech tycoon Bill Gates back to the top of Forbes's world's billionaires list, with his US$76 billion (2.473 billion baht) beating out Mexico's Carlos Slim's $72 billion.
SET bucks regional poor trend
Business, Published on 04/03/2014
» Thai shares outperformed regional peers yesterday, rising by 1.05% on eased anxiety over violence after the anti-government movement merged its three remaining protest sites into one, but analysts warned upside gains are capped.
Fresh food, livestock push up consumer price index
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/03/2014
» Consumer prices edged up slightly last month, boosted primarily by higher prices of fresh food and livestock products, while authorities have forecast a rise in prices of farm produce due to an expected widespread drought.
Centel defies political woe with gains
Business, Published on 04/03/2014
» Central Plaza Hotel Plc (CENTEL), the country’s largest hotel operator, posted a net profit of 1.32 billion baht last year, with strong gains in its hotel and food businesses despite political turmoil and slowing consumer consumption.
As protesters leave, retail sighs in relief
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 04/03/2014
» Consumer consumption among Thais is expected to recover following the People’s Democratic Reform Committee closing three rally sites in the capital.
BAAC ready to dish out farmer cash
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/03/2014
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to begin using proceeds from specialised assistance funds to pay farmers once the total reaches 1 billion baht as expected by tomorrow, president Luck Wajananawat said on Monday.
Risks and rewards present delicate balancing act in emerging economies
Business, Published on 04/03/2014
» One definition of an emerging-market economy is that its political risks are higher, and its policy credibility lower, than in advanced economies. After the financial crisis, when emerging-market economies continued to grow robustly, that definition seemed obsolete; now, with the recent turbulence in emerging economies driven in part by weaker economic-policy credibility and growing political uncertainty, it seems as relevant as ever.
Hire-purchaser LIT sets IPO price at B1.80
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/03/2014
» Lease IT (LIT), a provider of hire-purchase facilities under the SET-listed firm SVOA, has set its initial public offering (IPO) price at 1.80 baht a share as it moves towards a listing on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).
K-Research warns GDP slip to 2%
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/03/2014
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) warned the country's GDP will register at a mere 2% if a new functional government is not set up in the first half of this year.
Ananda, Quality Houses cautious over growth
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/03/2014
» Listed developers Ananda Development Plc (ANAN) and Quality Houses Plc (QH) are targeting conservative growth of less than 5% this year, but are ready to revise up the figure if the political problems end next month.