Bank wary of plan for super-regulator

AFTER THE TSUNAMI: Convention trade saved for the South

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau convinced 19 companies and state agencies during a workshop this week with hotel and airline operators in Phuket to hold their functions in the six tsunami-hit provinces.

Discipline watch needed for financial institutions – Takenaka

Japanese Economic and Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka said Thailand and Japan should have a multi-layered checks-and-balances system to avoid another financial crisis resulting from a lack of discipline in financial institutions.

HOME APPLIANCES: Panasonic aiming for top position

Giant in Bt500m marketing drive

Samart sees 27% growth this year

Samart Corp Plc expects its telecom revenues to grow 27 per cent, to Bt19 billion this year thanks to strong mobile-phone sales.

Altruism breeds brand awareness

The Saha Group has been providing material assistance to all six tsunami-slammed provinces since the day after the swells struck, its chairman said yesterday, while acknowledging that even altruism builds brand awareness.

Tisco to refocus lending strategy

Tisco Finance plans to focus more on corporate lending this year, as the stronger economy is driving loan demand from businesses, chief executive officer Pliu Mangkornkanok said yesterday.

LATE NEWS: Thai producers set to benefit

Thai manufacturers will enjoy lower import tariffs for raw materials and other key items after the implementation of the Asean-China free-trade pact in July, the Trade Negotiations Department said yesterday.

COMPANY REPORTS:

Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) is the lead underwriter for local sales, while Morgan Stanley and Co International Ltd will arrange the overseas sales. Proceeds from the recapitalisation will be used to fund the company’s investment in a cement plant and a power project, to repay partial debt and as working capital.

STREETWISE: What price a fishing boat?

Fishing fleets have been decimated in countries hit by the Sumatran tsunami.

Loxley goes ‘below line’

Loxley Trading is for the first time resorting to a below-the-line strategy to market Greenut garden peas to a specific target group and on a limited budget.