Thailand Financial News

Global tourism can expect sustained growth driven largely by the emerging outbound markets of China (PRC) and India, delegates at the 55th Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Conference learned today. Addressing PATA Forum Two “Asia Pacific Travel and Tourism’s State of Play”, Dr Lindsay Turner, Professor of Econometrics, School of Applied Economics, Victoria University said his research indicated that Asia Pacific can expect 7-8% growth in the coming years.
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Reuters (LSE: RTR; NASDAQ: RTRSY) today announced it has signed two deals for its Kondor suite of products in the middle east with the Government of Dubai, Department of Finance (DoF) and the Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) – the second largest bank in Qatar.
Both have purchased the full Kondor suite of trade and risk management products, comprising Kondor+ for the front office, and Kondor Global Risk for the middle office.
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Standards confirm that all children worldwide have the potential to grow the same New international Child Growth Standards for infants and young children released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) provide evidence and guidance for the first time about how every child in the world should grow.
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The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), an official organisation dedicated to the promotion of association and corporate meetings, incentive events, conventions and exhibitions (MICE), today announced its Asia-Pacific drive to promote Thailand as the premier exhibition hub in ASEAN.
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Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a provisional rating of (P)Baa1 to Siam Commercial Bank Public Company
Limited’s (SCB) proposed USD300 million senior unsecured floating rate notes due 2009. The notes will be issued via its Singapore branch. The outlook for the rating is stable.
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Claims Violation of Rights to Sponsor Future FIFA World Cup Events MasterCard International today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking an injunction against the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the governing body of the FIFA World Cup to prevent FIFA from moving forward with an agreement with Visa International to sponsor the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
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Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) asked brokers to confirm their readiness for the April 28 market inauguration with TFEX by April 20. Brokers who need an extension should still proceed with their preparation, as they will be able join the market later.
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Mr. Wanchai Sarathulthat, Chairman of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited and Chairman of the President Selection Committee, said that resulting from the company’s Announcement of President Application to select a new President who will oversee THAI’s operations replacing the current President, Mr.
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Cendant Announces New Name for Travel Distribution Services Division Will be Travelport Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) today announced that leading technology executive, Jeff Clarke, has been appointed CEO and president of its Travel Distribution Services (TDS) Division, effective May 1, 2006.
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