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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.
Harman building B2.8bn Thai factory
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/06/2024
» Harman, a US-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, is building its first Southeast Asian factory, with Thailand chosen as its production base to export electronic products for cars.
Rough week for equities as central banks talk tough
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/06/2023
» RECAP: Asian stocks slumped in line with global equity markets, which have seen their worst week this year, as a string of hawkish central bank surprises made investors nervous about the economic cost of taming inflation.
S Korea indicts Terraform Labs co-founder, 9 others
Business, Sangmi ChaHooyeon Kim, Published on 26/04/2023
» SEOUL: South Korea indicted Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin along with nine others on multiple charges including violations of capital markets law.
Bangkok lauded as global hub for cryptocurrencies
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/02/2023
» Bangkok has emerged as the world's 10th largest crypto hub, according to new research from cryptocurrency tax software company Recap.
Airline group pushes sustainability
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 13/12/2022
» The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for more commitments to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from producers and airlines next year to help them hit net-zero targets, although Thai Airways has not yet agreed to purchase the fuel.
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
Business, Yang Jie & Aaron Tilley, Published on 05/12/2022
» In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the supply chain that built the world's most valuable company, say people involved in the discussions.
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.
Martin Sorrell's Comeback Plan: Take Down WPP and Other Giants
Business, Nick Kostov, Published on 03/02/2022
» Martin Sorrell built WPP PLC into the world's largest advertising agency over three decades through a combination of impatience, drive and the occasional angry outburst.
The End of Car Keys, Passwords and Fumbling With Your Phone at Checkout
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 10/01/2022
» For all the attention on tech companies and location tracking in recent years, our gadgets are actually surprisingly bad at knowing precisely where they are at any given moment. That's about to change.