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New government's IT policies may lift sector by 6%
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/02/2026
» If the incoming coalition government implements its IT policies as pledged during the campaign, it should increase revenue growth of system integrator and data centre businesses by 5.8% year-on-year to 260 billion baht this year, says Krungthai Compass, a research unit under Krungthai Bank.
Adapting to a new world order
Business, Somhatai Mosika, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/02/2026
» As the global order shifts rapidly to geopolitical tensions, evolving trade rules and technological competition that is reshaping economics, business leaders and analysts are urging the country to adapt to these changes.
Geopolitics redraws the trade map
Business, Somhatai Mosika, Yuthana Praiwan, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/01/2026
» Geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela underscore the vulnerability of the global economy and trade to political conflict.
US invasion adds support to strong local currency
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/01/2026
» The baht is expected to trade in a range of 31.00-31.85 to the US dollar this week, supported by a rally in global gold prices driven largely by the US invasion in Venezuela.
Low-carbon economy looms
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/11/2025
» Thailand's carbon-intensive industries are under growing pressure to fast-track their green transition after the new government announced an ambitious plan to accelerate the country's net zero goal by 15 years, from 2065 to 2050.
Network security a new business priority
Business, Published on 22/10/2025
» Half of Asia-Pacific businesses have been forced to urgently re-evaluate their tech infrastructure following a wave of high-profile IT outages, according to Expereo, a multinational provider of managed networks as a service.
Inflation expectations crash to 0% as BoT denies deflation
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Bank of Thailand claims it has not observed deflation in the Thai economy, even as it lowered its inflation forecast for this year to 0%, driven by declines in energy and fresh food prices.
Private equity: turning volatility into opportunity
Business, Kean Tan, Published on 16/09/2025
» Public markets are shrinking. The number of listed companies in the United States, for example, has declined by approximately 40% since the late 1990s. At the same time, companies are remaining private for longer, with the average time to an initial public offering (IPO) now exceeding 10 years.
Cloud deployment and geopolitical risk
Business, Lydia Leong, Published on 22/08/2025
» Recent geopolitical events have made the global IT infrastructure landscape more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous than ever before. In this climate of instability, organisations have become increasingly concerned about cross-border technology dependency, driving them to re-evaluate their reliance on cloud providers.
Pundits see further rate cuts this year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2025
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has room to cut the interest rate more than once for the remainder of this year to shore up the economy if the US tariff on Thai goods is not competitive with regional peers, say pundits.