Central Sulawesi has set its sights on generating Rp 20.08 trillion (US$1.42 billion) in investments this year, following the earthquake and tsunami of Sept. 28, 2018 that particularly devastated the provincial capital of Palu and surrounding areas. Data from the Online Single Submission (OSS) system show that 400 local and foreign investors are interested in the province. “We are optimistic that we […]
Read MoreONE OF THE key challenges faced by entrepreneurs-to-be is operating a business in the era of disruptive technology. For example, one of the most disruptive technologies in the retail/wholesale trading business is that of e-commerce. The value of e-commerce has grown from approximately around Bt2 trillion in 2014 to over Bt3.2 trillion in 2018. It […]
Read MoreSiam Makro Plc, the operator of Makro cash-and-carry stores, has more than tripled its investment budget this year to ramp up expansion at home and abroad. Suchada Ithijarukul, the company’s chief executive, said Siam Makro has increased the investment budget to 8.5 billion baht from last year’s 2.5 billion to accelerate expansion this year. Of […]
Read MoreLocal businesses are now seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for the property and construction sectors, where demand has been low in recent years. A total of 32 property developers and construction companies were issued with developer licenses from the government last week, three months after a building management committee was formed […]
Read MoreThe Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is planning a draft regulation to protect passengers flying foreign airlines who are affected by flight delays to ensure equal consumer protection. The regulation is expected to come into force this year. CAAT director-general Chula Sukmanop said, “Now, more passengers prefer to travel abroad by foreign airlines and […]
Read MoreBANK Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) took part in a two-day entrepreneurship event to promote BIBD’s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) account to startups and entrepreneurs as well as encourage the use of the bank’s digital banking technologies, . The bank’s participation at the Entrepreneurship Day held at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) in the […]
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