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Cheers to savings!
Postbag, Published on 10/01/2024
» Re: "Booze tax cut approved to boost tourism", (BP, Jan 5).
Bonds, not bullies
News, Postbag, Published on 12/07/2019
» Re: "Hazing ritual leaves teen pupil in coma", (BP, July 9).
Lottery retirement savings plan risky
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2025
» Lotteries are among the oldest forms of betting. Yet in modern times, various governments have used this popular form of gambling to encourage financial savings among citizens and even retirees.
Nightmares loom if savings dry up
Oped, Jiraporn Plangpraphan, Published on 09/09/2020
» As the coronavirus pandemic drags on and mass layoffs intensify, the importance of having financial savings has never been greater.
Stressed bonds call for market reform
Oped, Pasinee Rerkpiboon and Phumjit Sri-Udomkajorn, Published on 18/06/2025
» Not too long ago, Thai Airways was all but written off. After a staggering loss of more than 141 billion baht and a default on over 71 billion baht in bonds from mismanagement and the pandemic in 2020, the once-proud national airline seemed doomed.
Can new bonds mitigate disaster losses?
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 05/02/2025
» Last year turned out to be one of the most expensive on record in terms of insurance payments resulting from natural disasters.
Can 'green bonds' kill rush hour?
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 05/05/2021
» Of all the post-pandemic futurology going on at the moment, the idea of using green bonds to facilitate the death of city rush hours will have few objections from weary commuters.
Apec bonds will prevail in crisis
Oped, Rebecca Sta Maria, Published on 01/06/2022
» The establishment of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) saw the region experience a period of enthusiasm for multilateralism and economic partnerships among governments with different, even contrasting, political and ideological shades. For three decades, ultimately too short a period, it was a given that free trade and economic cooperation would lead to growth, prosperity and improved living conditions for billions of people.
Steep learning curves -- election heat for bonds
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 05/07/2024
» Some might wonder why it took so long, but the risk that this year's key elections exaggerate rather than rein in bloated public debt is finally seeing long-term sovereign bonds rear up.
The promise and peril of green bonds
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 16/10/2024
» Once occupying a tiny fraction of global financial markets, "green bonds" have grown exponentially in the past decade to become one of the world's fastest-growing asset classes.