[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s corporates are turning to private share placements to raise funds as demand for public listings of bonds and stocks wanes and banks cut back on their lending. The South-east Asian nation’s stock exchange saw 151 deals in the first nine months of the year, compared with 76 in the same period of […]
Read MoreConsumer sentiment fell for the first time in five months in September, as people remained concerned about political instability, the slow economic recovery and higher unemployment as a result of the pandemic. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) reported yesterday that the consumer confidence index dropped to 50.2 in September from 51 […]
Read MoreBanks are pushing the sale of life insurance products (bancassurance) in the context of low credit growth since the beginning of this year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bancassurance has become popular in recent years when banks and insurance companies increased cooperation to tap the potential of the profitable and low-risk business […]
Read MoreHealthcare, food safety, remote work, renewable energy and mobile commerce are among growing sectors Thailand can capitalise on as new opportunities in the wake of the pandemic, says Line Thailand. “The pandemic is a big accelerator of technology consumption and behavioural change,” said Oliver Tonby, chairman of consulting firm McKinsey & Company, via a video […]
Read MoreXinhua – Thailand’s shipping council representing exporters projected in a report released Wednesday that the country’s export will contract 8 percent this year. The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) has revised upward its export projection this year to 8 percent contraction from 10 percent contraction previously forecast, said Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, the council chair. Products in demand […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Virtual currency transactions skyrocketed in the first semester amid the shift in consumer behavior due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in a virtual press briefing the value of virtual currency transactions tripled to P59 billion from January to June as volume soared […]
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