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Exports see slowdown
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/05/2014
» Thailand is in dire need of economic stimulus measures because exports may not fare as well as expected, says an advisory council.
Political quagmire hamstrings demand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/05/2014
» The appointment of the new Board of Investment (BoI) is positive but will not suffice to jump-start corporate loan demand as long as political instability continues to erode confidence, bankers say.
BAAC to seek B186bn budget for populist policy repayment
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/05/2014
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is poised to request a 186-billion-baht budget from the new administration for the 2015 fiscal year to compensate for losses incurred from all populist policies of previous governments, its chief says.
Dream World takes new blood for spin
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 05/05/2014
» Dream World, the 20-year-old amusement park, is grooming new-generation executives and allocating about 230 million baht to install new rides and hold promotion campaigns to draw visitors amid the slowdown in purchasing power.
Service providers warned as DNS attacks surge
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/05/2014
» Internet service providers in Thailand are being urged to implement preventive and protective measures to thwart or mitigate the impact of increasing domain name system (DNS) amplification attacks, says a global computer security firm.
Haco taps demand for luxury products
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/05/2014
» Haco Group, the authorised importer and distributor of international sanitary furnishings and tiles, has teamed up with Spanish bathroom products and ceramic tile maker Roca Group to tap into growing demand for high-end bathroom products in Thailand.
Creating a successful knowledge cluster
Business, Niall Sinclair, Published on 05/05/2014
» In the first article in this series on Dec 5, I looked at some of the ways that knowledge clusters form, and the business rationale that drives them. In this article I’ll explore in more depth the operational elements of these clusters, and what it takes for them to be successful.
Back from the brink
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/05/2014
» Eight years ago, when Kedsanee Pongthaipun took control of her mother's 70-year-old Lop Buri-based Kae Din So Phong Enterprise – a din so phong (marly limestone) manufacturing business – many assumed it would continue to be highly profitable. Instead, it has become a big headache.
Foreign interest keeps set moving upward
Business, Published on 05/05/2014
» Recap: Persistent offshore fund inflows overshadowed political tensions and helped the Thai stock market gain. Elsewhere, the US Federal Reserve confirmed another $10-billion reduction in its stimulus asset purchases but suggested an interest-rate increase was still far off.
The hopeless task of improving thai financial literacy
Business, Published on 05/05/2014
» Financial Literacy: How well do you understand the ABCs of your personal finance?