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Bank of Ayudhya agrees to pay $112 million for HSBC’s Thai retail banking business.
By Nick Ferguson | 27 January 2012
A Temasek entity reduces its stake in Thailand's Shin Corp for the second time in five months through a $254 million sale, while Luk Fook issues new shares to fund its expansion.
By Anette Jönsson | 20 January 2012
Petron's pension fund sells $175 million worth of shares at a fixed discount of 17.3% one day before a Temasek entity was aiming to reduce its stake in Thailand's Shin Corp by ...
By Anette Jönsson | 19 January 2012
Krung Thai Bank implements solution from Financial Architects, while China UnionPay joins Multos Consortium.
By Jonathan Wong | 22 November 2011
Erajaya, the country's leading mobile phone retailer, is offering up to 40% of its share capital. Meanwhile, Xinyi Glass cancels the spin-off of its solar glass unit and, in ...
By Anette Jönsson | 18 November 2011
We asked our readers in last week’s web poll whether Thais should consider moving their capital city away from flood-exposed Bangkok.
By Nick Ferguson | 15 November 2011
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The move is seen as part of a plan to exit retail banking businesses that lack scale.
By Denise Wee | 4 November 2011
The operator of hypermarkets and convenience stores will use the proceeds to repay a loan taken up to buy Carrefour's Thai business. The deal might include a rump placement of ...
By Anette Jönsson | 21 October 2011
Krung Thai Bank, Kasikornbank and OceanBank implement new risk and payment solutions, while JCBI opens its first office in the Middle East.
By Jonathan Wong | 11 October 2011
True Move's tender offer allows investors to “crystallise gains” amid the high-yield rout.
By Denise Wee | 9 September 2011
The US bank will offer third-party Continuous Linked Settlement services to CIMB Thai Bank in Thailand.
By Jonathan Wong | 6 September 2011
The widely expected tightening in monetary policy confirms the optimism about domestic growth, although analysts warn that Thailand has lost a key catalyst for continued ...
By Anette Jönsson | 25 August 2011
A 7.9% stake in the Thai telecom holding company that was once controlled by the family of Thaksin Shinawatra changes hands at a 10% discount.
By Anette Jönsson | 19 August 2011
Thailand Equity Fund offloads its remaining 4.9% stake in the Thai property developer at a 5.6% discount, while Chinese online video provider Tudou gets ready to price a US IPO ...
By Anette Jönsson | 17 August 2011
Bangkok takes a bunch of Americans, chews them up and spits them out. This time they filmed it.
By Nick Ferguson | 13 July 2011
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