Such projects have three saving graces for expatriate families: large unit size, a desirable address and experienced staff whose responsibilities extend to maintenance of their unit, all at affordable rates. The economic slowdown and brighter economic growth prospects in neighbouring countries are prompting multinational corporations to post expats to greener pastures than they see in […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand plans to pool the phone numbers of commercial banks, their subsidiaries and outsource units used for telemarketing and debt collection with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to develop the Gun Guan app, enabling consumers to better block unwanted calls from next year. The central bank is requesting that the […]
Read MoreChina is expected to dominate the CLMV market, with Thailand estimated to lose as much as 187 billion baht by 2022 as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam are inundated with Chinese goods. According to Aat Pisanwanich, director of the Center for International Trade Studies at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, a study […]
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission is in the process of issuing regulations to facilitate capital market funding access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), aiming to initially allow SME share offerings and convertible debentures without document submission. The move will reduce unnecessary procedures and costs, and SMEs will be able to offer these securities to […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand aims to overhaul its working structure over the next three years to a cross-functional method from functional-based teams to overcome seven specific challenges caused by a transformative world. “Over the next three years, the world is transforming at a faster pace. There will be plenty of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity,” […]
Read MoreThe unemployment rate in the third quarter edged up from the same period last year and the previous quarter because of a slowing economy, floods in the Northeast and drought in some parts of the country. The government’s planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), reported on Monday the unemployment rate was 1.04% […]
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