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FDI outlook is rosy for developing Southeast Asian nations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/09/2025
» Developing Asian countries are capable of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) even as global FDI dropped for the third consecutive year in 2024, according to UN Trade and Development (Unctad).
PM Srettha’s rift with Bank of Thailand seen spooking markets
Bloomberg, Published on 06/10/2023
» The photo-op was meant to project an image of unity: The new prime minister and his central bank governor engaged in a working lunch at the palatial government office in Bangkok.
EIS optimistic on economic prospects in H2
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/06/2023
» The Economic Intelligence Service (EIS), a research arm of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), forecasts a better second half for the Thai economy, driven by increased tourism and domestic consumption, although the political instability would need to be monitored.
TDRI points to post-pandemic mega trends
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/11/2021
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has urged the public and private sector to adapt themselves to eight post-pandemic mega trends that will create huge social and digital disruptions across industries.
KBank unit urges flight to risky assets
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/01/2021
» Kasikorn Private Banking (KPB), Kasikornbank's private banking unit, plans to increase its asset allocation portion of global risk-weighted assets to generate better returns for high net worth customers.
Travel turmoil
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2020
» As the world faces the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism is among the sectors affected the most severely. A major source of revenue and jobs in Asia, it started to feel the pain early when the Chinese outbound market collapsed almost overnight in late January.
Tourists will trickle back 'once a virus cure is found'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/07/2020
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is predicting the hard-hit tourism sector will start to recover once a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out late next year.
Thai, US banks poised to cut rates
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 07/03/2020
» Central banks in Thailand and the US are expected to further slash their policy interest rates in the hope that monetary stimulus will help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, economists say.
Thai, US banks poised to cut rates
Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/03/2020
» Central banks in Thailand and the United States are expected to further slash their policy interest rates in the hope that monetary stimulus will help mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, say economists.
Experts allay US-China currency war fears
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/08/2019
» The tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China is likely far from over, but is unlikely to be spill over into a currency war, say trade analysts.