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Both ttb and KTB deny reported merger rumours
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/03/2025
» TMBThanachart Bank (ttb) has denied rumours of a potential merger with Krungthai Bank (KTB), noting its two largest shareholders are private companies that hold a combined stake greater than that of the government sector.
FWD intent on expanding market share
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/09/2024
» In the competitive Thai insurance field, an 11-year-old company has already emerged as a major player.
Asian markets rally amid thin Easter weekend trade
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/04/2023
» RECAP: Most Asian markets rallied yesterday after a sell-off the previous day in reaction to more evidence of a US economic slowdown. Trade was thin as many Western markets observed the Good Friday holiday.
Floating trade views amid balloon snafu
Business, Phusadee Arunmas and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/02/2023
» Geopolitical tensions are expected to ratchet up after American jets downed four flying objects in the past 10 days, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on Feb 4.
Package tours from Taiwan spike
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/11/2022
» Pent-up demand from Taiwan has accelerated the growth of Thai tourism the last two months as tour package sales from a travel fair exceeded expectations, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
PTT invests in technologies that can produce protein from flies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/09/2022
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc continues to widen its food business by injecting money into Singapore-based startup, Nutrition Technologies (NT), which can produce protein from flies, in a move to fund its new production facilities in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Homes in demand near industrial zones
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 11/07/2022
» The overall absorption rate of residential supply in three key eastern provinces in the first quarter this year soared to 4.7% from 2.6% at the end of 2021 due largely to strong demand for low-rise houses among those employed in the industrial sector.
FWD General Insurance taps digital trend
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 17/10/2020
» FWD General Insurance has launched its non-life insurance business in Thailand to capitalise on a segment forecast to reach 285.5 billion baht in value by 2023.
Fed changes, Abe exit keep investors guessing
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 29/08/2020
» Recap: Global bourses struggled yesterday after the US Federal Reserve introduced the new policy framework, with Japanese equities shedding gains following the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Developing World Loses Billions in Money From Migrant Workers
Business, Jon Emont, Published on 07/07/2020
» Migrant workers--from Polish farmhands working the fields of southern France to Filipino cruise-ship workers in the Caribbean--who lost their jobs because of the pandemic's economic impact are running out of cash to send home, dealing a blow to the fragile economic health of the developing world.