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Foreigners dump Asian bonds in June on rising US yields
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2022
» Overseas investors disposed of a combined net total of $5.08 billion in Indonesian, Thai, Malaysian, South Korean and Indian bonds last month, marking the biggest monthly outflow since March, regulatory data and bond market associations showed.
Siam Piwat is set to issue perpetual bonds, offering first-ever opportunity for investors to be part of its long-standing success in its stride towards future businesses
Published on 18/07/2022
» Siam Piwat, a leading real estate and retail developer, the owner and operator of world-class projects, such as Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, and a joint venture partner of ICONSIAM and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok, is offering an opportunity for investors to take part in its success across the past 63 years for the first time ever by issuing perpetual bonds. With an estimated interest rate in a range of 5.25%-5.50% per annum in the first five years, paid out on a quarterly basis, the perpetual bonds have been assigned an investment grade rating, reflecting the group’s strong growth potential.
AWS’s cloud power enables transformation journey
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/07/2022
» Cloud computing is now serving as a potential enabler of digital transformation among organisations to make them agile to cope with the pressing challenges and volatility in the changing world, according to cloud powerhouse Amazon Web Services (AWS).
US doctors embroiled in sudden legal uncertainty over abortions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - Days after the US state of Ohio banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, doctor Mae Winchester had a patient who needed to terminate her pregnancy to save her life.
Sudarat takes aim at fuel tariff hike
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/07/2022
» The Thai Sang Thai Party's (TST) chief strategist says she is against plans to raise the fuel tariff (FT), saying it will drive a surge in household power bills.
No net zero without nature
News, Nigel Topping & Mahmoud Mohieldin, Published on 18/07/2022
» Businesses, investors and governments that are serious about fulfilling net-zero emissions pledges before 2050 should be rushing to protect, conserve and regenerate the natural resources and ecosystems that support our economic growth, food security, health and climate. Yet there appear to be worryingly few trailblazers out there.
How realistic are China's semiconductor ambitions?
Asia focus, Keun Lee, Published on 18/07/2022
» When US President Joe Biden landed in South Korea last month, he headed straight for Samsung's massive semiconductor factory outside Seoul. There, he met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, and praised the construction of a US$17-billion Samsung semiconductor factory in Texas. The economic and strategic importance of semiconductors could not have been made any clearer.