Bangkok Informer

Singapore – Singapore on Wednesday officially unveiled its new financial centre, Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC), set to further strengthen the city state’s strengths in financial services in Asia. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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At Chiva-Som International Academy in Bangkok, a group of students, international and local, were paying attention to a lecturer teaching in English. The atmosphere seemed quite relaxed, but when the subject turned to spa anatomy, they became serious. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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East Asia Pacific is expected to show growth of 7.8 per cent in 2013 and 7.6 per cent in 2014, to continue its role as an engine of global growth, according to World Bank. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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With its latest investment in building a new climatic wind tunnel in Thailand, Japanese automotive component giant Denso has made Thailand one of its global strongholds. The Nation Denso has been present in Thailand since 1972, and now has eight companies in Thailand. Six of them are involved in manufacturing while the other two are [...]

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ML Dispanadda Diskul, the chief development officer of Doi Tung Development Project, and Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri, head of Microarray Laboratory of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec), are the only two Thais included in the prestigious World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders in 2013. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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While wealthy countries consume vast amounts of electricity every day, one in five people around the world – 1.3 billion people – lack electricity to light their homes or run their businesses. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Superior growth profile justifies a further re-rating Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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The country will witness the phenomenon of a “sporting explosion” when Thailand stages top-notch competitions, attracting thousands of overseas athletes to the sport-loving Kingdom. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th of January 2013 You are cordially invited by PFS International to the event detailed below UK & Global Property Seminar This will be an informative, educational and fun weekend event, conveniently located at The Landmark Bangkok Hotel adjacent to the Nana BTS station on Sukhumvit Road in central Bangkok where [...]

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Development in Asia and the Pacific is increasingly being affected by the ongoing slowdown in the global economy as well as structural problems within the region’s economies, according to latest United Nations macroeconomic projections and policy advice. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Thailand scored badly, with 1.46, and had only three countries below it in the ranking.   BANGKOK – Thailand’s education system is ranked 37th out of 40 countries assessed in latest global index ranking published by British education and publishing group Pearson Plc. Finland took first place with a score of 1.26 points, followed by South [...]

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Standard Chartered Bank expects the redenomination of cross-border trade settlements into Chinese renminbi will surge to US$ 1.03 trillion (Bt31.6 trillion) by 2015, as Beijing has set a clear policy of establishing the unit as the primary trade currency and encouraging Chinese companies to invest overseas. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is urging members of the IMF and World Bank to join forces in putting the crisis behind, amid changes that reshaping the globe. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Geneva – The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday cut its forecast for global trade growth by more than one per centage point each for 2012 and 2013, arguing that Europe’s economic woes are spilling over into economies around the globe. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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BUY Q2 2012′s profit plunges significantly as expected. To recover in 2nd half 2012 from spread recovery Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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