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Oishi puts meat on 2020 plan
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 17/01/2018
» SET-listed Oishi Group, a food and drink company under billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is revving up efforts to expand not just the diversity of its product offerings, but also the business's presence at home and abroad.
Tisco Bank pumps brake on loan gains
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/01/2018
» With concerns over high household debt and an uptick in bad loans, Tisco Bank has set a conservative loan growth target of 5% this year, far below the 11.8% loan growth it recorded last year, partly driven by a 33-billion-baht retail loan transferred from Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) (SCBT).
LHFG Q4 net profit gains, impairment dips
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Land and Houses Financial Group Plc (LHFG), the parent of LH Bank, has delivered a 16.8% year-on-year increase in its unaudited net profit during the three months to December, largely helped by a sharp decline in impairment charges for credit losses.
Minimum wage hike sounded out
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/01/2018
» To raise or not to raise the daily minimum wage is an uphill task being mulled by policymakers and employers across the business spectrum.
Indonesia tries educating palm oil critics
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/01/2018
» Indonesia has vowed to continue the fight against what it sees as an unfair global camaign against its palm-oil industry, a key economic driver that generated more than US$17 billion worth of exports in 2016.
Vedanta taps into oil market upturn
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018
» Vedanta Resources, the largest oil and gas exploration company in India, plans US$8 billion in capital expenditure over the next three years to substantially lift its production capacity, especially in the oil and gas sector.
Riches beyond resources
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018
» 'Come, come, grab a seat. We've each been taking turns talking about what we've seen in Thailand over the past week, the lessons we've learned and how we can apply them in life or business."
Baht crosses over 32 benchmark
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2018
» The baht extended its gains on Friday, trading at below 32 to the US dollar and ending the first two weeks of the year up 2%, while exporters have asked the central bank to take measures to put the baht in line with its trade counterparts to retain a competitive advantage.
B25bn plan for Raimon
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/01/2018
» SET-listed developer Raimon Land Plc (RML) plans to invest at least 25 billion baht during 2018-22 in residential development, the hospitality business, commercial properties, food and drinks, and the digital sector in its biggest diversification since establishment.
TBMA: Bond issuance rising
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/01/2018
» Corporate bond issuance may exceed the industry's target this year as companies rush to issue them in the first half to avoid stricter regulations imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).