AFP – Asian markets rose yesterday following the previous day’s losses but investors remain on guard over a possible correction as concerns about asset bubbles and a surge in inflation continue to play against progress in fighting Coronavirus. News of more vaccines coming on line and being rolled out, the expected passage of US President Joe […]
Read MoreTwo Bangkok-based business councils have demonstrated their commitment to join forces and ensure frictionless cross-border trade between Cambodia and Thailand amid tightened border controls imposed in the harsh times of the Covid-19 pandemic. On behalf of the Cambodia Business Council (CBC) which is slated to be launched by the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok in the […]
Read MoreThe Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) urges the government to speed up its decision on adopting a Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme to increase tourist arrivals, despite uncertainty over the effectiveness of such schemes. The group also wants the government to consider making travel bubble agreements with countries that have low or […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy may grow 2.8% this year but that is still not satisfactory, while fiscal measures will continue to support economic recovery as tourism remains weak, the finance minister said on Wednesday. The economy, which is heavily reliant on tourism and exports, contracted 6.1% last year, its deepest slump in over two decades as the […]
Read MoreIn its “Avoiding Atlantis” report, Hong Kong nonprofit initiative China Water Risk (CWR) is calling for “bankers to be heroes” as rising sea levels threaten trade in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. “Besides Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Vientiane and Phnom Penh, all other APAC capitals are coastal, as are other economic hubs… The region is heavily reliant […]
Read MoreThe long process of project approval from competent government agencies and the serious impact of COVID-19 have helped mergers and acquisitions in real estate sector become more active. A recent report released by VNDirect Securities Corporation stated that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, especially in transferring part of large-scale real estate projects, were considered one […]
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