In spite of absorbing some of the most substantial damage to any sector meted out by the October 2011 flooding disaster, Thailand’s automobile industry barely broke stride in its decade-long growth spurt. In fact, once the sector resumed full-scale production, output reached an all-time high of 499,000 units in the first quarter of 2012, on the...
What is the outlook for mobile penetration in Thailand over the medium term? To what extent is growth in the data services segment outpacing the voice portion of the market?
Property developers in Thailand are a diverse lot, ranging from large, diverse companies with land banks that will suit their needs for years to come, to smaller companies considered takeover targets because the economy is developing and margins are increasingly tight. Pruksa Real Estate, which specialises in building low-income units, is the...
In 2011 as unprecedented damages from floods hit the non-life segment, Thailand’s insurance industry caught the world’s attention. But while loss ratios for property surged, the industry’s claim settlements continued to function efficiently and provided a crucial source of financing for post-crisis reconstruction.
Along with the auto and food processing sectors, Thailand’s electronics and electrical (E&E) industry is one of the strongest manufacturing segments and accounted for approximately 23% of the country’s export revenues in 2011. The region-leading industry currently has some 800 factories, many operated by high-profile companies, including...
The drawing board rationale for a Thai company to develop a $50bn deep-water port and industrial complex in neighbouring Myanmar is astonishingly simple. The 250-sq-km development would reduce sea transport time between Thailand and India or Europe by more than a week, avoid the overcrowded sea lanes of the Strait of Malacca and at the same time...
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