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Stretching a point
Business, Published on 09/02/2018
» On Jan 30, a major US rubber band manufacturer, acting on behalf of the American rubber band industry, filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce (DoC), the joint administrators of the Tariff Act of 1930, accusing Thai rubber-band exporters of unfair trade practices.
Fitch cuts long-term view of ThaiBev
Business, Published on 09/02/2018
» Fitch Ratings Thailand has downgraded Thai Beverage Plc’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to BBB- from BBB and its national long-term rating to AA(tha) from AA+(tha).
PTT, AoT dish out biggest bonuses
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2018
» National oil and gas firm PTT Plc and Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) emerged as the state enterprises paying the largest staff bonuses for last year’s operations, both at a rate of 7.5 months, says an informed source at the Finance Ministry.
LH Bank focuses on loan quality
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/02/2018
» Land and Houses Bank (LH Bank) continues to slow its mortgage and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending in a bid to maintain asset quality.
KKP eyes corporate penetration
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/02/2018
» Kiatnakin Bank (KKP) aims to penetrate the corporate loan segment to support its mission as a "financial solution expert", targeting to provide new commercial lending of 33.5 billion baht this year.
Sea change eyed for tax rejig
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/02/2018
» The property market's landscape is expected to see drastic changes next year as the new Land and Buildings Tax Act will transform land-holding, land use and residential development trends.
SET bull run expected to maintain clip
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/02/2018
» The Thai stock market's bull run is expected to continue for at least a couple of years, though the bourse's rally has lasted for a decade, says Tisco Securities.
The war against financial malware
Business, Published on 14/02/2018
» Financial threats are still profitable for cybercriminals and remain an enduring part of the threat landscape, according to Symantec, the US-based cybersecurity software and services provider. While ransomware tends to make more headlines, a more significant threat is posed by the likes of financial trojans that attack online banking, attacks against ATMs and fraudulent interbank transactions.
JFin ICO presale begins on high note
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana & Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 15/02/2018
» Despite the lack of a regulatory framework and high investment risk, J Ventures' JFin coins flew off the shelves Wednesday during their presale debut as investors flocked to purchase over 88 million digital tokens in the hope of reaping higher future returns.
Cryptovation eyeing ICO gravy train
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/02/2018
» With a string of initial coin offerings (ICOs) taking place, Cryptovation Co has joined hands with Asia Wealth Group to launch CryptovationX ICO (CXO). The pair aim to commence trading on an overseas blockchain exchange in June.