• Thailandia Myanmar

    NWR continues shift away from construction

    SET-listed construction firm Nawarat Patanakarn Plc (NWR) will continue to expand its non-construction business with plans to invest 800 million baht this year on a hotel and precast factory expansion in Myanmar and land purchases in Greater Bangkok.

  • Giappone

    Thais 'ready to join TPP'

    Tokyo: Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak clarified Thailand's stance on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Tuesday, saying the country is ready to join the regional trade bloc as soon as it is open for new membership.

  • USA

    Insurers mull buying stake in SCB Life

    AIA Group and Britain's Prudential Plc are among insurers considering bids to buy at least 49% of the US$3-billion insurance unit of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

  • Francia

    Brèves

    • France: Aucune avancée pour la loi travail

  • Cina India

    At 7.6% in FY16, India now fastest growing economy

    With such a high growth number, India outpaces China - giving PM Modi more reasons to celebrate after completing two years in office last week

  • Pakistan

    Punjab cow breeders complain of falling trade

    Holstein Friesian's sales take a hit as buyers are dissuaded by the tedious paper work and permissions from state authorities

  • Brasile Francia Nigeria

    Acordo CVM-OCDE cria centro de educação financeira para América Latina e Caribe

    Acordo firmado pela Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), vinculada ao Ministério da Fazenda, e a Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), cria o Centro de Educação Financeira para a América Latina e o Caribe, que funcionará a partir de junho próximo, na sede da comissão, no Rio de ...

  • Brasile

    Brasil: Cuentas públicas arrojan superávit de US$ 2,8 mil millones en abril

    Tras dos meses consecutivos de resultados negativos, el llamado sector público consolidado de Brasil –que incluye a los gobiernos federal, departamentales, municipales y a empresas estatales–, registró en abril un superávit de US$ 2,8 mil (descontados los gastos con intereses), según datos publicados este martes (31) por el Banco Central. ...

  • Brasile

    Brazil posts U$2.8 billion surplus in April

    After posting deficits for two months straight, the so-called consolidated public sector of Brazil—the Union plus the state and municipal governments—registered a positive figure in the public accounts for April, according to data released Tuesday (May 31) by the Central Bank. The primary surplus—revenues minus costs, interest not considered—stood at ...

  • Brasile

    Consumo de eletricidade volta a subir depois de 14 meses em queda

    O consumo de energia elétrica no país registrou alta de 1,4% em abril, em relação ao mesmo mês do ano passado, somando 40.076 gigawatts-hora (GWh). Os dados são da Resenha Mensal do Mercado de Energia Elétrica divulgada hoje (31) pela Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE). Esta é a primeira alta ...