Searched for
THAI ECONOMY CONCERNS
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
Global Market: Oil crisis and strong dollar intensify pressure on Asian currenciesAsian economies face a global energy shock. Policymakers are enacting emergency measures as currencies weaken and fuel costs surge. India u...
Global Markets | Resilience Tested: Asian economies balance buffers against rising oil shockAsian economies are scrambling to manage an energy shock caused by the Iran war, with soaring oil prices and supply disruptions hitting the...
The rupee at record low will end India’s cheap-money eraElevated energy import costs have pushed the Indian rupee to a record low, prompting urgent questions about Reserve Bank of India rate hike...
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
600,000 rich foreigners paying $1 million apiece: Thailand's ex-PM floats idea for new golden visaFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra proposed a golden visa program targeting wealthy foreigners, aiming to inject $600 billion in...
Thailand puts tourist entry fee on hold until 2026Thailand has postponed the implementation of its tourist entry fee, initially planned for 2025, to mid-2026 due to weaker-than-expected tou...
Thai protesters call for Prime Minister Paetongtarn's resignationBangkok witnessed protests demanding Paetongtarn Shinawatra's resignation. The demonstration stemmed from anger over a border dispute with ...
Thailand to reduce visa-free stay for foreign tourists to 30 daysThailand plans to reduce visa-free stays for tourists from 60 days to 30 days to tackle illegal business activities. This change, affecting...
World’s biggest stock rout deepens as Thai market rescue faltersThailand's efforts to revive its struggling stock market with the Vayupak Fund have been unsuccessful. The SET Index has dropped 16% this y...
Asian stocks see heavy outflows in September as virus woes weighCross-border investors sold a combined net total of $6.5 billion worth of equities in Indian, Indonesian, Philippine, South Korean, Taiwane...
A tale of elections: Rupee bulls are roaring back to life in AsiaInvestors bullish on the rupee have raised their long positions to highest since Jan 2018.
Indonesia, Thailand equities rise most in Asia; Goldman Sachs sees ASEAN economy grow 4.5% in 2016Southeast Asian assets have stabilised after Fed Chair Janet Yellen signaled in early February policy makers won’t rush to raise rates amid...
Many dead and several injured as deadly bomb blast rocks Thailand capital's BangkokThe twin blasts, which the govt believed was aimed at damaging economy and tourism, occurred in a space of minutes around 7 pm (5:30 IST) o...
- India's economy likely to surpass $1.5 trillion this year
Peter Redward, Head of Emerging Asia Research, Barclays Capital, gives his views on growth and market in a chat with ET Now.
- Asian currencies mostly up against greenback
Asian currencies were mostly up against the struggling US dollar amid ongoing concerns about the poor health of the US economy and credit m...
- Asian currencies mostly higher against dollar
Asian currencies ended the week mostly higher against the dollar on the back of lingering fears over a recession in the US economy.
- Thai consumer confidence at five-year low
Although political concerns eased last month, worries about the economy pushed the consumer confidence index down to 75.7 points, the 10 co...
- Storm clouds from Asia still threatening
Storm clouds massing over the Western Pacific and headed our way carried unusually high uncertainty about the future.
- 'No financial impact yet from Thai coup'
Ratings agency S&P's said the coup risks paralyzing policymaking and undermining the investment climate.