Political uncertainty weighs on Thailand’s consumer confidence

Political uncertainty weighs on Thailand’s consumer confidence Thailand’s consumer confidence index (CCI) for the month of April sank to its lowest level in 16 months, dragged down by mostly by political uncertainty Thailand’s consumer confidence index (CCI) for the month of April plunged to 79.2 points – the lowest in 16 months.Thailand’s consumer confidence index…

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Thai SEC Deputy Secretary: New Regulation Allows for Digital Shares, Tokenized Securities

Thai SEC Deputy Secretary: New Regulation Allows for Digital Shares, Tokenized Securities The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deputy secretary-general Tipsuda Thavaramara has said that the recently introduced regulation allows for the issuance of digital shares and a tokenized securities depository platform. English-language local media Bangkok Post reported the declarations on May 2. In her comments, Thavaramara referred…

Insurers to pay 100 million baht to SET for riot damage

Insurers to pay 100 million baht to SET for riot damage

Insurers to pay 100 million baht to SET for riot damage Thailand’s Supreme Court has ordered six insurance companies to pay the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Thailand Securities Depository and Family Knowhow Company 100 million baht in total compensation. The compensation is granted for damage caused to the SET building and valuables contained therein…

Overall Thai household debt remains at a high level: BOT

Overall Thai household debt remains at a high level BOT

Overall Thai household debt remains at a high level: BOT BANGKOK, 1 May 2019(NNT)-A study by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has found that overall Thai household debt is still high. Government agencies are advised to maintain a policy to strictly supervise financial institutions’ lending, and provide information and an understanding of financial planning to…

SMEs found expanding markets, raising sales, gaining access to loans

SMEs found expanding markets, raising sales, gaining access to loans

SMEs found expanding markets, raising sales, gaining access to loans BANGKOK, 1 May 2019 (NNT)- University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has unveiled the results of a poll with 1,200 respondents on the upgrade of small and medium-sized enterprises with mostly focusing on quality standard verification labels. The poll has found 44.31% of the respondents already has quality standard verification labels which have…