Asia-Pacific growth to decline in 2012, but remains growth pole of world economy

Asia-Pacific growth to decline in 2012, but remains growth pole of world economy

Asia and the Pacific faces another year of slowing growth as demand for its exports falls in developed nations and capital costs rise, but the region will remain the anchor of More...

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East Asia can learn from Europe’s mistakes

The current European crisis has highlighted the policy mistakes that were made in the process of European financial and monetary integration. It has exposed major deficits More...

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Thai economy to rebound sharply in 2012 (IMF)

Thailand is recovering from a very challenging year marked by natural disasters of historic magnitude. First, the earthquake in Japan in March disrupted supply chains and More...

Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements

Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. There More...

Successful Startups Often Come With a High Price

Most entrepreneurs expect to face the “normal” challenges of starting a business, which include finding the right opportunity, building and executing a winning plan, and More...

Silom most expensive piece of land in Thailand Silom most expensive piece of land in Thailand

Land prices on Ratchadamri (from Ratchaprasong Intersection to Khlong San Saeb), Rama I, and Ploenchit Roads...

85% of Chinese families own their homes 85% of Chinese families own their homes

Nearly 90 percent of Chinese families own their houses or flats, a figure much higher than...

Bangkok River view condos next hot spot ? Bangkok River view condos next hot spot ?

Offering views hard to beat in such a congested city, spots near the Chao Phraya are...
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Investment applications in Thailand grew 106% in Q1 2012 (BOI)

Investment applications in Thailand grew 106% in Q1 2012 (BOI)

Total value of investment promotion applications submitted to the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) during More...

Critical points and misconception about investing in Thailand

Increasingly investors are expanding their businesses to developing countries with a view to reducing costs and selling products in new markets...

Myanmar’s economic opening should not threaten Cambodia

Myanmar's moves toward economic and political reform would not subtract from Cambodia’s regular stream of foreign investment, experts and insiders said..

Central banks in China, Japan and South Korea boost bond ties

Central banks in China, Japan and South Korea boost bond ties

China, Japan and South Korea agreed to promote the use of their foreign exchange reserves to invest in each More...

Moody’s to review Cambodia’s banks for downgrades

Moody's Investor Services will review ACLEDA Bank and Cambodian Public Bank (Campu Bank) for potential downgrades, according to a release from..

BRICS summit to boost trade in local currencies

Economically speaking, the grouping signed two pacts to boost intra-BRICS trade in their local currencies by: (i) extending credit facilities in..
Asean to double funding under the Chiang Mai Initiative

Asean to double funding under the Chiang Mai Initiative

This is widely expected to culminate in a massive doubling of funds under the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) to $240..
85% of Chinese families own their homes

85% of Chinese families own their homes

Nearly 90 percent of Chinese families own their houses or flats, a figure much higher than the world level. According to..
Is Japanese aid ineffective?

Is Japanese aid ineffective?

Since 2003, the Center for Global Development (CGD), a Washington-based think tank, has been ranking the aid programs of the world’s..

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