With regional integration of the financial services industry drawing closer, analysts are warning Thailand’s banks to strengthen their position at home or risk being swallowed up by rivals once the...
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Economic Update | Thailand: Banks urged to prepare for ASEAN integration
19 Mar 2013
Economic Update | Thailand: Bancassurance fuels growth
5 Mar 2013
Economic growth, sound regulation and high levels of capitalisation should benefit the Thai insurance sector in 2013. Growing public understanding of the importance of insurance and government...
Economic Update | Thailand: Transportation investment
8 Feb 2013
A massive programme of investment in Thailand’s infrastructure, designed to enhance international connectivity and competitiveness, is set to be implemented this year amid a renewed commitment to...
Economic Update | Thailand: Year in Review 2012
15 Jan 2013
Strong domestic demand kept the wheels of the Thai economy turning in 2012 while also helping to cushion the impact of global uncertainty on exports.
Economic Update | Thailand: Finding a home for rice exports
12 Dec 2012
A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China could help Thailand tackle its rice oversupply problem and may also serve to pad government coffers. However, many onlookers are sceptical about the...
Economic Update | Thailand: Cut-price 3G auction
22 Nov 2012
The sale of nine 3G licences in an auction in mid-October raised Bt41.6bn ($1.35bn) for Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), heralding the long-awaited...
