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Thailand’s insurance sector looks set to shake off any lingering concerns following the recent period of political instability. A number of insurers recently reported strong growth in premiums and earnings for the first six months of 2010, a trend that is expected to continue into 2011.
Thailand’s government and the country’s medical community are debating the proposed new legislation to provide comprehensive coverage to patients against medical malpractice. The state has said that the law would strengthen patients’ rights and reduce the time and money spent in litigation, while health professionals claim it would add to medical expenses and the workload of practitioners.
Thailand’s banking sector appears to have seen off the worst effects of the global recession and, far closer to home, long-running social unrest and seems to be gaining momentum as the country’s economy begins to gather pace.
Plans to develop a high-speed rail system in Thailand are gathering pace, with a series of routes being considered as part of a programme to boost passenger and freight services and better integrate the transport network with the rest of the region.
Thailand is being urged to ease restrictions on foreign participation in the banking sector amid concern that its tight controls could see the country’s financial services industry fall behind major regional rivals.
Bangkok residents are in line to get a major boost to their information and communications technology services, with CAT Telecom having firmed up plans to wire the city with a fibre-optic grid that will provide high-speed internet, television and telephone access.

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