Some of the world’s biggest companies are betting consumers will keep paying more for products from coffee to toilet paper. Corporate giants including Procter & Gamble Co., Nestlé SA and Verizon Communications Inc. say they plan to continue raising prices or pushing customers to buy more expensive products into 2022 to offset fast-growing costs amid […]
Read MoreThe baht hit its lowest point in a month, opening at 33.05 to the US dollar, down from Monday’s closing rate of 33.15. The Thai currency is likely to move between 33.25 and 33.45 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon predicted that the baht would drift sideways. A factor that […]
Read MoreThe cabinet on Monday approved a draft decree to regulate digital platform service businesses to maintain financial and commercial stability and to prevent damage to the public, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said. Such businesses, both in and outside of Thailand, will need to notify the government before operating, he said in a statement. The law […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revived plans to use plastic or polymer to print banknotes that are more hygienic, environment friendly, durable and secure than the cotton and abaca fiber composite being used now. In a virtual press briefing, BSP Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan said the central bank is currently […]
Read MoreThe Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Tuesday that it will open the Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha Temple to visitors from November 1 onward. The announcement on the website www.royaloffice.th stated that the bureau will employ Covid-19 preventive measures to ensure the safety of all visitors and staffers, whereas everyone must wear […]
Read MoreThis report focuses on the region’s consumer markets, surveying the outlook for consumption and identifying major shifts in consumption patterns and behavior over the next decade. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect economies in Asia and around the world in fall 2021, this research aims to look beyond the economic effects of the pandemic, […]
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