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S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday downgraded ST Engineering, given the company’s “growth appetite to keep its debt level elevated for at least the next two to three years”.

Thailand’s main economic engine, the service sector, has stalled due to Covid-19 and barriers to foreign investment, according to a three-year forecast of industry trends by Krungsri Research.

German business expectations improved for a third month in December, a sign manufacturers are starting to see a way out of a yearlong downturn that's left Europe's largest economy deeply scarred.

THE BLEAK economic outlook under the shadow of political uncertainty as well as the global economic slowdown has impacted Thai exports and the latest government stimulus is not likely to help much, say experts.

The world is so interconnected, so changes imposed on the environment in Thailand – and the value Thais attach to ecology – cannot be viewed separately from what’s happening elsewhere.

The outlook for the US economy is upbeat as factors that have been holding down growth, including businesses reluctance to invest, begin to fade, a US central banker said Monday.

THE COURT of Justice has denied having a conflict with the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) after the latter last week turned down all election commissioner candidates, including the Supreme Court’s two selections.

ALTHOUGH THE event business looks like suffering a revenue decline of at least 10 per cent this year as companies have cut their marketing budgets, Index Creative Village says it will meet its revenue target of Bt1.7 billion, mainly thanks to a rise in As

THE influx of Chinese investors in Thailand and a market with room to grow are enough for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Thai) to maintain annual asset growth of 10 per cent for at least the next couple years, a top executive says.

Krungthai Bank has seen a sharp increase in its non-performing assets (NPAs), due mainly to business clients being unable to resolve their non-performing loans with the bank.

THAI OPTICAL GROUP is maintaining this year’s revenue-growth target at 10 per cent after reporting revenue of Bt964.59 million and net profit of Bt108.15 million in the first half, up 11.22 and 28.22 per cent respectively from the same period of last year

INTOUCH HOLDINGS is exploring new business opportunities, including in the financial-technology arena, the group’s new chief executive officer Philip Tan said yesterday.